पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 17, 1974 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 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1381
Malayalam Era: 1150
Nanakshahi: 505
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.60°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra56.13°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.30°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha72.15°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra61.87°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani77.12°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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)03:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:17 – 09:00
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-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:34 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 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 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 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 Year5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853780.27
Julian Day2442245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4973°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.93°
🪷 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 (23.4973°), declination 21.29°, EoT -5.77 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: 1974-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)