पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 21, 1987 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 6.41 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः।

शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते।।6.41।।
"6.41 Having reached the worlds where the righteous dwell, and having remained there for many years, he who has slipped from the path of spirituality will be born again in the family of the pure, benevolent and prosperous." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.43°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra163.36°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.35°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha198.71°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.37°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra199.18°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani233.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:03
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:22 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:45 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:22 (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 Year5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858624.27
Julian Day2447089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6826°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.07°
🪷 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 (23.6826°), declination -10.44°, EoT 15.83 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: 1987-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)