पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 16, 1890 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।
"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1947 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1812 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1297
Malayalam Era: 1066
Nanakshahi: 421
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.34°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra255.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha212.13°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra238.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani144.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī 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)09:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:28
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:07
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 Udveg06:41 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:23 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:23 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823222.27
Julian Day2411687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3286°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.28°
🪷 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 (22.3286°), declination -18.69°, 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: 1890-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)