पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 19, 1999 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.16 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।
"10.16 Please tell me all about Thy glorious manifestations, by means of which Thou pervadest the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.80°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra211.42°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.27°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha103.97°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.07°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra124.02°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani23.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:38
Yamaganda05:51 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:45
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:51 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:38 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:16 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:54 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:16 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:38 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 05:51 (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-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 Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862944.27
Julian Day2451409.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.88°
🪷 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 (23.8478°), declination 12.97°, EoT -3.29 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: 1999-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)