पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 29, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya44.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra174.25°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha25.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra63.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani341.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:59
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 12:17
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha05:25 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:25 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:08 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:25 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:25 (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 Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861767.27
Julian Day2450232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.13°
🪷 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 (23.8028°), declination 21.63°, EoT 2.77 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: 1996-05-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)