पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 8, 1949 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 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra142.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha45.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra30.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani126.50°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:16 – 18:56
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:56
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:16
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

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: 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 Udveg05:35 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:55 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:56 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:16 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:56 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:16 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:56 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:55 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:35 (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 Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844579.27
Julian Day2433044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1454°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.90°
🪷 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 (23.1454°), declination 16.95°, EoT 3.58 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: 1949-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)