पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 1, 1916 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.30°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra327.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.47°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha335.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati349.45°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra33.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani77.87°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:50
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla06:11 – 07:44
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:11 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:50 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:03 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:36 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:03 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:50 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:11 (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 Year5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832489.27
Julian Day2420954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.15°
🪷 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 (22.6830°), declination 4.35°, EoT -4.34 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: 1916-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)