पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 24, 1988 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.40°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra259.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.81°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha146.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.37°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra81.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani241.99°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:58
Yamaganda07:31 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:21
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:54 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:12 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:49 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:12 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 05:54 (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 Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858932.27
Julian Day2447397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6944°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.61°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.6944°), declination 11.08°, EoT -1.99 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: 1988-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)