पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 3, 1974 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.84°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra285.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.92°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha92.29°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati323.40°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra82.34°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani79.23°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:45
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla05:43 – 07:24
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:43 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:27 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:07 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:27 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853797.27
Julian Day2442262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4980°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)179.68°
🪷 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 (23.4980°), declination 17.65°, EoT -5.88 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: 1974-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)