पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 13, 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 8.25 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।

तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते।।8.25।।
"8.25 But if he departs in gloom, at night, during the fortnight of the waning moon and in the six months before the Southern solstice, then he reaches but lunar light and he will be born again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.25'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)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.91°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra162.50°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.65°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha108.70°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.83°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra72.26°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani55.20°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:20 – 18:59
Yamaganda12:24 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:42 – 17:20
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:49 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:27 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:42 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:20 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:59 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:20 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:42 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:27 – 05:49 (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 Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853077.27
Julian Day2441542.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.68°
🪷 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 (23.4705°), declination 14.69°, EoT -4.56 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: 1972-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)