पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 17, 1991 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 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2048 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1398
Malayalam Era: 1167
Nanakshahi: 522
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.92°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra208.01°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.67°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha128.81°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra129.04°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani278.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:45
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla05:50 – 07:28
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:50 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:40 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:18 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:56 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:18 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:40 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 05:50 (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 Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860020.27
Julian Day2448485.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7360°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.39°
🪷 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 (23.7360°), declination 13.63°, EoT -3.75 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: 1991-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)