पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 24, 1962 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।
"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1369
Malayalam Era: 1138
Nanakshahi: 493
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.82°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra137.84°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.39°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha169.31°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra214.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani282.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:28
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:03
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Labha06:24 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:28 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:18 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:43 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:18 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:28 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:24 (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 Year5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849496.27
Julian Day2437961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3335°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.98°
🪷 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 (23.3335°), declination -11.52°, EoT 16.15 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: 1962-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)