पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 20, 1912 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.36 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।
"1.36 My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall sin if we kill these desperate men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1969 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1834 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1319
Malayalam Era: 1088
Nanakshahi: 443
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.96°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra39.64°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.65°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha0.74°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra347.73°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani28.64°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:51 – 07:27
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:51 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:46 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5014
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831047.27
Julian Day2419512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.76°
🪷 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 (22.6279°), declination 11.33°, EoT 0.97 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: 1912-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)