पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 11, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.23 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।
"18.23 An obligatory action done by one who is disinterested, who neither likes nor dislikes it, and gives no thought to the consequences that follow, such an action is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra195.03°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha174.34°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.69°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra165.13°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani203.55°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:09
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:28 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825348.27
Julian Day2413813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4099°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.85°
🪷 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 (22.4099°), declination 4.44°, EoT 4.01 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: 1896-09-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)