पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 21, 1988 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.17°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra306.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha168.23°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.79°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra145.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani244.04°DhanuMūla P2

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)14:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:13
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:22 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:19 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:19 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:22 (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 Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858990.27
Julian Day2447455.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.56°
🪷 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 (23.6966°), declination -10.71°, 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: 1988-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)