पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 17, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra2.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha311.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.33°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra306.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani207.46°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 16:59
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:28 – 13:59
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:27 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:28 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:30 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:28 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825170.27
Julian Day2413635.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.97°
🪷 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 (22.4031°), declination -1.21°, EoT -9.06 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: 1896-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)