पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 20, 2116 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2173 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2038 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1523
Malayalam Era: 1292
Nanakshahi: 647
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.82°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra265.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha123.04°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra77.41°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani11.67°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 39 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 Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:37
Yamaganda05:52 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:45
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:52 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:37 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:15 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:53 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:15 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:37 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5218
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1905679.27
Julian Day2494144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.48°
🪷 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 (25.4823°), declination 12.41°, EoT -3.05 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: 2116-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)