पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 20, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.10 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम्।विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः।।15.10।।
"15.10 The ignorant do not see that it is He Who is present in life and Who departs at death or even that it is He Who enjoys pleasure through the Qualities. Only the eye of wisdom sees." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra272.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.32°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha178.70°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra122.88°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani270.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:44
Yamaganda07:37 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:12
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Labha06:06 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849097.27
Julian Day2437562.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.48°
🪷 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 (23.3182°), declination 1.26°, EoT 7.35 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: 1961-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)