पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 16, 1888 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1945 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1810 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1295

Malayalam Era: 1064

Nanakshahi: 419

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.86°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	3.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	266.93°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	193.99°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	232.04°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	246.04°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शनि Śani	118.70°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:44 – 12:05
Yamaganda	14:46 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla	08:02 – 09:23
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:41 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:02 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:23 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:44 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:05 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:25 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:46 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:07 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:28 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:07 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:46 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:05 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:44 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:23 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:02 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4990
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1822492.27
Julian Day	2410957.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3007°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	150.66°

🪷 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 (22.3007°), declination -18.81°, EoT 14.67 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: 1888-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)