पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 24, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.27°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra260.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha152.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.84°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra91.01°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani16.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:12 – 18:49
Yamaganda12:21 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:35 – 17:12
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:54 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:31 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:35 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:12 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:49 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:12 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:35 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:31 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851992.27
Julian Day2440457.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.31°
🪷 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 (23.4290°), declination 11.22°, EoT -1.99 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: 1969-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)