पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 16, 1943 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2000 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1350
Malayalam Era: 1119
Nanakshahi: 474
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.25°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra162.45°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala329.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha43.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.69°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra72.93°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani50.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:19 – 19:01
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla15:38 – 17:19
Varjyam06:04 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:53 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:57 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:38 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:19 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:01 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:19 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:38 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:57 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:53 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842395.27
Julian Day2430860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0619°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.68°
🪷 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 (23.0619°), declination 18.85°, EoT 3.74 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: 1943-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)