पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 1, 1896 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.41°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra209.07°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha334.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.32°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra324.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani206.84°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:57
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:24
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:30 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:04 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:04 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:30 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:10 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825185.27
Julian Day2413650.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.74°
🪷 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 (22.4037°), declination 4.67°, EoT -4.34 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: 1896-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)