पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 22, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.11°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra169.09°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.47°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha184.19°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.66°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra230.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani228.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:19
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:29
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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 Roga06:23 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:48 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:19 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:44 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:19 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:48 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847668.27
Julian Day2436133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.67°
🪷 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 (23.2636°), declination -10.89°, EoT 15.95 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: 1957-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)