पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 7, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.49 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति।।18.49।।
"18.49 He whose mind is entirely detached, who has conquered himself, whose desires have vanished, by his renunciation reaches that stage of perfect freedom where action completes itself and leaves no seed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.86°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra173.49°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.06°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha177.47°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati129.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra197.24°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani206.02°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:34
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:06
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:58 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825374.27
Julian Day2413839.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.25°
🪷 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 (22.4109°), declination -5.63°, EoT 12.96 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: 1896-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)