पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 16, 1942 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 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.38°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra7.28°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.57°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha358.19°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra316.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani34.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:32
Yamaganda05:55 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:43
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:55 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:08 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:44 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:08 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842000.27
Julian Day2430465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0468°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.94°
🪷 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 (23.0468°), declination 9.83°, EoT 0.02 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: 1942-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)