पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 20, 1948 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 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra139.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.24°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha357.30°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati247.17°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra53.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani112.92°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 17:09
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:55
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
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 Roga05:50 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:09 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:46 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:09 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:50 (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 Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844196.27
Julian Day2432661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.99°
🪷 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 (23.1308°), declination 11.43°, EoT 0.97 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: 1948-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)