पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 21, 2102 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 3.37 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।

महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।
"3.37 Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts everything. It is man's greatest enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2159 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2024 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1509
Malayalam Era: 1278
Nanakshahi: 633
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
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)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.38°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra204.01°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha144.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra110.16°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani198.22°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:37
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:52 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:37 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:15 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:15 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:37 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 05:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 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 Year5204
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900566.27
Julian Day2489031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.97°
🪷 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 (25.2867°), declination 12.28°, EoT -2.80 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: 2102-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)