पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 24, 1976 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 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या

विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।

गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा

वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1383
Malayalam Era: 1152
Nanakshahi: 507
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra160.44°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.87°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha154.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra184.19°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani109.78°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:09
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854580.27
Julian Day2443045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.54°
🪷 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 (23.5279°), declination -0.44°, EoT 8.79 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: 1976-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)