पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 23, 1896 CE

🪷 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 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.96°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra166.92°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha62.16°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.20°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra28.51°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani203.25°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla05:27 – 07:09
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:27 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:23 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:05 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:23 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825237.27
Julian Day2413702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.52°
🪷 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 (22.4057°), declination 20.63°, EoT 3.40 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: 1896-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)