पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 16, 1953 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।

"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1360

Malayalam Era: 1129

Nanakshahi: 484

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.17°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	270.89°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	147.07°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	202.93°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	63.46°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	154.25°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	186.27°	Tulā	Citrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:38 – 12:04
Yamaganda	14:57 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla	07:45 – 09:11
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:19 – 07:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:45 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:11 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:38 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:04 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:31 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:57 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:23 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:50 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:23 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:57 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:31 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:04 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:38 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:11 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:45 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846201.27
Julian Day	2434666.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.44°

🪷 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 (23.2075°), declination -8.71°, EoT 15.05 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: 1953-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)