पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 30, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.96°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra185.42°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.30°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha194.14°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.16°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra229.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani229.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:14 – 17:37
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 16:14
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

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: 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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:28 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:52 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:39 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:14 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:37 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:14 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:39 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:52 – 06:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869226.27
Julian Day2457691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.20°
🪷 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 (24.0881°), declination -13.87°, EoT 16.45 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: 2016-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)