पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 10, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.82°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra218.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.95°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha173.88°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.42°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra200.94°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani206.34°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:43
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:16 (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)1825377.27
Julian Day2413842.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4110°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.59°
🪷 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 (22.4110°), declination -6.77°, EoT 13.74 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: 1896-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)