पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 12, 1972 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।
"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.95°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra149.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.02°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha109.26°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.87°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra71.43°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani55.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:45
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla05:48 – 07:27
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:48 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:42 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:21 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:00 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:21 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:42 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853076.27
Julian Day2441541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.17°
🪷 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 (23.4704°), declination 14.99°, 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: 1972-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)