पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 2, 1939 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1996 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1346
Malayalam Era: 1115
Nanakshahi: 470
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.40°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra139.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha351.74°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra309.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani357.20°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:03 – 18:37
Yamaganda12:23 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla15:30 – 17:03
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:10 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:43 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:57 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:30 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:03 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:37 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:03 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:30 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:57 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:43 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840890.27
Julian Day2429355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.06°
🪷 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 (23.0043°), declination 4.51°, EoT -4.03 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: 1939-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)