पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 25, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.91°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra157.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha22.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.73°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra354.23°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani205.32°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla05:45 – 07:23
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:45 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:33 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:11 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:49 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:11 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:33 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825209.27
Julian Day2413674.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.79°
🪷 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 (22.4046°), declination 13.29°, EoT 1.98 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: 1896-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)