पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 9, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.11°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra177.09°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.51°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha207.30°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra169.06°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani337.29°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 07:58
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 Kāla06:36 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:58 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:09 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:31 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:09 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 04:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:58 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861931.27
Julian Day2450396.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8091°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.26°
🪷 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 (23.8091°), declination -16.89°, EoT 15.87 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: 1996-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)