पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 11, 1988 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 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.90°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra98.59°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha123.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.89°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra69.76°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani242.25°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:42
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:45
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 Śubha05:48 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:27 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:03 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:42 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:22 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:01 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:22 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:42 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:03 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:27 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858919.27
Julian Day2447384.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.76°
🪷 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 (23.6939°), declination 15.25°, EoT -4.91 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: 1988-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)