पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 16, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.13°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra35.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha2.98°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.00°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra343.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani205.95°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:32
Yamaganda05:54 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:43
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:54 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:08 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:45 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:08 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825200.27
Julian Day2413665.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.24°
🪷 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 (22.4043°), declination 10.24°, EoT 0.02 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: 1896-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)