पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 16, 2104 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.45°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra189.25°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha216.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra251.69°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani227.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:28
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:07
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:41 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:23 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:25 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:25 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:23 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:41 (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 Year5206
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901384.27
Julian Day2489849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3180°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.02°
🪷 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 (25.3180°), declination -18.71°, EoT 14.67 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: 2104-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)