पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 28, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.09°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra78.42°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha154.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra153.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:08 – 18:44
Yamaganda12:20 – 13:56
Gulika Kāla15:32 – 17:08
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:56 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:32 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:56 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:32 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:08 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:44 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:08 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:32 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:56 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:32 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869163.27
Julian Day2457628.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.92°
🪷 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 (24.0857°), declination 9.61°, EoT -0.81 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:45:07.328Z