पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 14, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.11°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha191.23°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra190.75°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani272.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:08
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:25
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 Roga06:39 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:08 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:29 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:08 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:39 (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 Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849152.27
Julian Day2437617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.03°
🪷 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 (23.3203°), declination -18.12°, EoT 15.07 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: 1961-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)