पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 22, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.51°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra266.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.81°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha147.15°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra112.46°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani340.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:44 – 18:16
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:44
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:07 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:44 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:16 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:44 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861883.27
Julian Day2450348.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8072°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.20°
🪷 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 (23.8072°), declination 0.27°, EoT 8.08 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: 1996-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)