पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 20, 1940 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra103.37°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.32°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha328.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.03°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra20.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani7.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 13:58
Yamaganda07:55 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:27
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:24 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:55 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:31 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:55 – 06:24 (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 Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841243.27
Julian Day2429708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.72°
🪷 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 (23.0178°), declination -0.28°, EoT -8.15 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: 1940-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)