पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 28, 1954 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.26 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।

जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।
"3.26 But a wise man should not perturb the minds of the ignorant, who are attached to action; let him perform his own actions in the right spirit, with concentration on Me, thus inspiring all to do the same." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.86°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra205.04°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha195.89°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati96.06°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra217.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani198.20°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:51
Yamaganda06:26 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:39
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:26 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:39 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846578.27
Julian Day2435043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2219°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.16°
🪷 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 (23.2219°), declination -12.88°, EoT 16.40 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: 1954-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)