पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 2, 2023 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 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra289.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha131.09°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 14:06
Yamaganda07:23 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:25
Varjyam06:16 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Labha05:43 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:23 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:47 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:27 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:08 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:27 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:47 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:23 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871693.27
Julian Day2460158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.91°
🪷 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 (24.1824°), declination 17.86°, EoT -5.95 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: 2023-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)