पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 26, 1988 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.13 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्।।16.13।।
"16.13 This I have gained today; tomorrow I will gratify another desire; this wealth is mine now, the rest shall be mine ere long;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.33°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra289.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.85°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha149.18°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra83.69°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani241.97°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:08
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Chala05:55 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:46 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858934.27
Julian Day2447399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.53°
🪷 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 (23.6945°), declination 10.39°, EoT -1.42 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: 1988-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)