पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 15, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.57°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra338.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha308.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.38°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra304.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani207.52°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:59 – 18:29
Yamaganda12:29 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:29 – 16:59
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:29 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:59 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:29 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:29 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:59 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:29 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:59 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:29 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:29 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:59 – 06:29 (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 Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825168.27
Julian Day2413633.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4030°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.94°
🪷 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 (22.4030°), declination -2.00°, EoT -9.65 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: 1896-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)