पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 12, 1940 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.54°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra308.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.98°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha199.40°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra133.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani20.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 07:44
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:17 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:27 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:54 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:27 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841449.27
Julian Day2429914.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0257°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.16°
🪷 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 (23.0257°), declination -7.27°, EoT 14.22 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: 1940-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)