पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 13, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.18°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra181.49°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.37°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha162.45°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra136.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani338.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:52
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla14:59 – 16:25
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:44 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:32 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:59 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:52 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:59 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:32 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:44 – 06:17 (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)1861904.27
Julian Day2450369.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8081°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.02°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8081°), declination -7.81°, EoT 14.44 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: 1996-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)