पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 29, 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 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra217.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.88°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha30.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.11°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra359.13°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani205.02°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:55
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:17
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:13 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:52 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:13 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:42 (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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825213.27
Julian Day2413678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.44°
🪷 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 (22.4048°), declination 14.56°, EoT 2.64 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: 1896-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)