पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 8, 1940 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.04°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra357.18°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha328.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.58°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra41.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani9.64°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:31
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 Amṛta06:03 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:05 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:40 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:05 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841262.27
Julian Day2429727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.82°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.0186°), declination 7.08°, EoT -2.19 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: 1940-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)