पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 16, 1918 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 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra67.28°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha19.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra317.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani105.44°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:08
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:55
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:55 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:31 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:07 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:44 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:31 – 05:55 (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 Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833234.27
Julian Day2421699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7115°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.63°
🪷 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 (22.7115°), declination 9.76°, EoT 0.02 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: 1918-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)