पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 20, 1955 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.54°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha205.93°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.92°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra234.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani211.27°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:27
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:07
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
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 Udveg06:44 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:27 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:44 (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 Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846966.27
Julian Day2435431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2367°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.19°
🪷 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 (23.2367°), declination -19.47°, EoT 13.70 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: 1955-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)