पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 28, 1943 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2000 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1350
Malayalam Era: 1119
Nanakshahi: 474
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.68°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra178.31°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha182.72°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.31°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra146.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani63.62°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:51
Yamaganda06:26 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:39
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:26 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842560.27
Julian Day2431025.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.74°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.0682°), declination -12.76°, EoT 16.40 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: 1943-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)