पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 14, 2108 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.5 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।

आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।।

"6.5 Let him seek liberation by the help of his Highest Self, and let him never disgrace his own Self. For that Self is his only friend; yet it may also be his enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2165 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 2030 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1515

Malayalam Era: 1284

Nanakshahi: 639

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	116.10°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	206.55°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	188.10°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	141.42°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	77.66°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	70.67°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	267.53°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:57 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:35 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla	18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:57 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:41 – 17:20
Yamaganda	09:06 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla	12:24 – 14:02
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

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):
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 Roga	05:49 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:28 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:06 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:45 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:24 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:02 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:41 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:20 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:58 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:20 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:41 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:02 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:24 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:45 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:06 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:28 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5210
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1902751.27
Julian Day	2491216.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.00°

🪷 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 (25.3703°), declination 14.34°, EoT -4.37 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: 2108-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)