पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 20, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.12°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra139.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.16°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha180.81°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.23°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra228.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani228.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:46
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:20
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:21 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:47 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:12 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:20 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:46 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:20 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:12 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:47 – 06:21 (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 Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847666.27
Julian Day2436131.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2635°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.65°
🪷 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 (23.2635°), declination -10.18°, EoT 15.70 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: 1957-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)