पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 18, 1953 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.16°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra298.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha205.41°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati63.45°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra156.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani186.51°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:22 – 17:48
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:22
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:20 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:46 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:12 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:22 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:48 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:22 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:12 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:46 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846203.27
Julian Day2434668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.66°
🪷 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 -9.44°, EoT 15.40 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: 1953-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)