पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 12, 1924 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1981 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1846 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1331
Malayalam Era: 1100
Nanakshahi: 455
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.24°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra117.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha23.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra73.11°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani184.89°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:54
Yamaganda10:35 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:37
Varjyam06:06 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:33 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:54 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:35 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:37 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:18 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:59 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:18 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:37 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:35 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:54 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5026
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1835452.27
Julian Day2423917.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.10°
🪷 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 (22.7964°), declination 18.01°, EoT 3.74 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: 1924-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)