पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 24, 1936 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 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1993 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1343
Malayalam Era: 1112
Nanakshahi: 467
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra352.72°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha325.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.83°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra315.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani322.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:01
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 13:58
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:20 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:51 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:01 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:01 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:51 – 06:20 (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 Year5037
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1839786.27
Julian Day2428251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9621°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.22°
🪷 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 (22.9621°), declination 1.28°, EoT -6.90 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: 1936-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)