पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 12, 1971 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1378
Malayalam Era: 1147
Nanakshahi: 502
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.24°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra6.57°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha137.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra111.32°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani42.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:42
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:45
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:48 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:27 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:03 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:42 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:21 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:01 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:21 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:42 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:03 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:27 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852710.27
Julian Day2441175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.77°
🪷 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 (23.4564°), declination 15.22°, EoT -4.74 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: 1971-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)