पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 23, 1946 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1353
Malayalam Era: 1122
Nanakshahi: 477
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.21°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra75.78°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.13°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha108.71°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.97°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra172.40°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani99.71°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 09:07
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843590.27
Julian Day2432055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1076°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.17°
🪷 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 (23.1076°), declination 11.71°, EoT -2.27 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: 1946-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)