पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 20, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra14.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.81°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha144.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.83°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra197.43°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani133.20°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:44
Yamaganda07:37 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:12
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:05 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:05 (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 Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855306.27
Julian Day2443771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5557°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.40°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.5557°), declination 1.30°, EoT 7.35 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: 1978-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)