पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 18, 1890 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 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha215.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra238.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani144.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:07
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:26
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:27 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823224.27
Julian Day2411689.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.83°
🪷 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 (22.3287°), declination -19.18°, EoT 14.21 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: 1890-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)