पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 15, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.78°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra286.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha169.40°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.32°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra207.11°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani206.89°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 14:57
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:38
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:19 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:45 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:57 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:24 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:50 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:24 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:57 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:45 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825382.27
Julian Day2413847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.90°
🪷 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 (22.4112°), declination -8.64°, EoT 14.86 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: 1896-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)