पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 8, 479 BCE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -421
Śaka Saṁvat: -556
Bengali Saṁvat: -1071
Malayalam Era: -1302
Nanakshahi: -1947
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya56.57°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra185.14°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha61.51°MithunaMṛgaśīrṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra43.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani356.06°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:56
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:16
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:36 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:36 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:55 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:36 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:36 (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 Year2624
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)958130.27
Julian Day1546595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-10.7579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.57°
🪷 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 (-10.7579°), declination 16.57°, EoT 3.58 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: -0478-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)