पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 13, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.28 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत।

अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना।।2.28।।
"2.28 The end and the beginning of beings are unknown. We see only the intervening formations. Then what cause is there for grief?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya87.08°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra38.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.10°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha110.02°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra48.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani83.37°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:51 – 17:34
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 14:08
Varjyam06:07 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:16 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:51 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:34 – 19:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:17 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:34 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:51 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:16 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864734.27
Julian Day2453199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.63°
🪷 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 (23.9163°), declination 21.80°, EoT -5.36 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: 2004-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)