पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 8, 2108 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2165 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2030 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1515
Malayalam Era: 1284
Nanakshahi: 639
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra295.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha248.97°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.25°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra209.54°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani270.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:30 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:17
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:58 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:17 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:26 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:17 – 06:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5210
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902867.27
Julian Day2491332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.39°
🪷 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 (25.3747°), declination -22.71°, EoT 7.30 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: 2108-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)