पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 16, 1974 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1381
Malayalam Era: 1150
Nanakshahi: 505
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.79°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra185.60°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.64°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha197.44°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati315.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra173.67°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani85.35°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:31
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:04
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:19 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:19 (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 Year5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853871.27
Julian Day2442336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5008°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.31°
🪷 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 (23.5008°), declination -8.68°, EoT 15.05 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: 1974-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)