पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 12, 1918 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.69 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी।

यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः।।2.69।।
"2.69 The saint is awake when the world sleeps, and he ignores that for which the world lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.61°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra10.58°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha17.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra313.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani105.41°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 09:10
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:42 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833230.27
Julian Day2421695.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.82°
🪷 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 (22.7114°), declination 8.32°, EoT -1.04 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: 1918-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)