पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 18, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra14.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha312.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.30°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra307.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani207.43°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:26
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 Kāla12:28 – 13:59
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:28
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:26 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825171.27
Julian Day2413636.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.39°
🪷 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 (22.4032°), declination -0.81°, EoT -8.76 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: 1896-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)