पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 1, 1967 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 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।
"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2024 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1889 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1374
Malayalam Era: 1143
Nanakshahi: 498
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.52°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra177.45°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha196.54°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra148.64°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani344.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:26
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 12:03
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:29 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:16 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:13 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:37 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:13 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:16 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:29 (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 Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851330.27
Julian Day2439795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.82°
🪷 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 (23.4036°), declination -14.15°, EoT 16.44 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: 1967-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)