पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 20, 1974 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 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.46°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra101.17°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.17°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha73.92°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra65.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani77.50°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:43
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:18
Varjyam06:10 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:18 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:00 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:08 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:33 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:15 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:33 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:08 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:00 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:18 – 05:36 (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 Year5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853783.27
Julian Day2442248.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.87°
🪷 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 (23.4975°), declination 20.76°, EoT -5.99 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: 1974-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)