पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 21, 1928 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.84°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra19.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha355.43°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.56°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra349.84°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani236.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:49 – 07:27
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:49 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:47 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:49 (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 Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836892.27
Julian Day2425357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.13°
🪷 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 (22.8514°), declination 11.71°, EoT 1.19 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: 1928-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)