पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 17, 1917 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.39°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra191.04°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.22°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha169.45°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra224.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani110.88°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:30
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:04
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Labha06:19 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:19 (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 Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833053.27
Julian Day2421518.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.00°
🪷 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 (22.7046°), declination -8.98°, EoT 15.23 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: 1917-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)