पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 16, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.91°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra105.82°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha82.61°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra46.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani14.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

Mathurā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:25
Varjyam06:08 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:34 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:33 – 19:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:16 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:33 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851953.27
Julian Day2440418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.72°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.4275°), declination 21.42°, EoT -5.68 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1969-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)