पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 23, 1902 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 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.46°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra192.40°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.60°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha3.94°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra324.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani276.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:55
Yamaganda07:26 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:18
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:48 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:47 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:26 – 05:48 (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 Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827397.27
Julian Day2415862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.51°
🪷 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 (22.4883°), declination 12.15°, EoT 1.60 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: 1902-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)