पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 3, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.38°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra237.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha337.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.37°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra327.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani206.74°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:15
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:38 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825187.27
Julian Day2413652.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.07°
🪷 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 (22.4038°), declination 5.44°, EoT -3.71 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: 1896-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)