पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 21, 1898 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।

"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1305

Malayalam Era: 1074

Nanakshahi: 429

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.51°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	9.78°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	332.96°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	24.52°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	160.66°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	25.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	230.26°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:33
Yamaganda	05:49 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla	09:04 – 10:41
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:49 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:26 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:04 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:41 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:33 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:10 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:47 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:10 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:33 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:18 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:41 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:04 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:26 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825935.27
Julian Day	2414400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	2.98°

🪷 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 (22.4324°), declination 11.80°, EoT 1.19 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: 1898-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)