पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 18, 1903 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 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।
"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.33°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra254.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha11.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati321.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra38.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani287.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:53 – 07:30
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:53 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:30 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:44 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:30 – 05:53 (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 Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827757.27
Julian Day2416222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.24°
🪷 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 (22.5021°), declination 10.34°, EoT 0.51 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: 1903-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)