पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 17, 1953 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय नवमी — Akṣaya Navamī (Āmlā Navamī)
Worship of Āmlā tree; equivalent merit to Akṣaya Tṛtīyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.16°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra284.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha204.19°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati63.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra155.48°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani186.39°TulāCitrā 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)13:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:30 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 07:46
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:19 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:23 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:49 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:23 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846202.27
Julian Day2434667.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.91°
🪷 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 -9.08°, 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: 1953-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)