पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 8, 1954 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.00°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra294.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.96°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha197.08°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati94.25°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra212.25°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani195.87°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:10
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 Chala06:14 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:14 (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 Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846558.27
Julian Day2435023.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.99°
🪷 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 (23.2211°), declination -5.61°, EoT 13.23 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: 1954-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)