पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 27, 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra105.34°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala323.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha7.18°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.99°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra357.20°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani235.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 09:00
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:22 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:12 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:12 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:22 – 05:44 (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 Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836898.27
Julian Day2425363.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8517°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.62°
🪷 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 (22.8517°), declination 13.70°, EoT 2.33 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: 1928-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)