पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 12, 1938 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.11 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यदक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्ति

विशन्ति यद्यतयो वीतरागाः।

यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति

तत्ते पदं संग्रहेण प्रवक्ष्ये।।8.11।।
"8.11 Now I will speak briefly of the imperishable goal, proclaimed by those versed in the scriptures, which the mystic attains when free from passion, and for which he is content to undergo the vow of continence." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1345
Malayalam Era: 1114
Nanakshahi: 469
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.19°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra29.82°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha247.43°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra263.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani337.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:47
Yamaganda08:30 – 09:49
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:28
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:30 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:49 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:44 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:49 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:30 – 07:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5039
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840445.27
Julian Day2428910.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.65°
🪷 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 (22.9873°), declination -21.77°, EoT -8.27 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: 1938-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)