पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 19, 2017 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: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.75°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra172.87°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha188.33°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.45°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra161.43°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani239.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:55
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:38
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Śubha06:21 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:47 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:47 – 06:21 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869580.27
Julian Day2458045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.61°
🪷 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 (24.1016°), declination -9.99°, EoT 15.55 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 at: 2026-05-14T07:40:30.381Z