पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 2, 1997 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: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.07°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra168.75°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha155.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra209.16°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani353.67°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:06
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:39
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:04 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862258.27
Julian Day2450723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.73°
🪷 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 (23.8216°), declination -3.52°, EoT 11.48 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: 1997-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)