पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 9, 1918 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.67°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra325.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha15.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra311.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani105.41°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:05
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:56
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 Roga06:02 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833227.27
Julian Day2421692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7113°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.35°
🪷 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 (22.7113°), declination 7.20°, EoT -1.90 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: 1918-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)