पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 2, 1994 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 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.60°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra174.09°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.21°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha177.85°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.12°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra197.26°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani311.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:26
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:03
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:30 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:12 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:36 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:12 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:30 (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 Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861193.27
Julian Day2449658.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.05°
🪷 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 (23.7809°), declination -14.62°, EoT 16.42 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: 1994-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)