पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 17, 1944 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1351
Malayalam Era: 1120
Nanakshahi: 475
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.47°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra178.43°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.10°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha178.46°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra210.77°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani78.01°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:23
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:30
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:46 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:46 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5046
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842915.27
Julian Day2431380.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.21°
🪷 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 (23.0818°), declination -9.14°, EoT 15.23 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: 1944-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)