पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 20, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.14 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।

माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः।।1.14।।
"1.14 Then seated in their spacious war chariot, yoked with white horses, Lord Shri Krishna and Arjuna sounded their divine shells." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.75°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra161.53°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha45.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.72°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra73.96°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani216.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:21 – 19:03
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:39 – 17:21
Varjyam06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:28 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:10 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:39 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:21 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:03 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:21 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:39 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:10 – 05:28 (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 Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847148.27
Julian Day2435613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2437°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.72°
🪷 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 (23.2437°), declination 19.93°, EoT 3.60 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: 1956-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)