पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 23, 1938 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी पूजा · Lakṣmī Pūjā (Diwali main day)Pan-Hindu
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।

"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1345

Malayalam Era: 1114

Nanakshahi: 469

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	185.97°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	182.05°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.46°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	195.01°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	300.10°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	221.82°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	350.93°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:19 – 17:44
Yamaganda	12:03 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla	14:53 – 16:19
Varjyam	06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:23 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:48 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:13 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:38 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:03 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:28 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:53 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:19 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:44 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:19 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:53 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:28 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:03 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:38 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:13 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:48 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840729.27
Julian Day	2429194.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.74°

🪷 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 (22.9982°), declination -11.11°, EoT 16.06 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: 1938-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)