पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 20, 1950 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1357

Malayalam Era: 1126

Nanakshahi: 481

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.24°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	35.34°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.65°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	26.68°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	308.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	320.81°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	140.29°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:32
Yamaganda	05:51 – 07:28
Gulika Kāla	09:05 – 10:41
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:51 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:28 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:05 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:41 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:32 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:09 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:46 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:09 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:32 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:18 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:41 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:05 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:28 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844926.27
Julian Day	2433391.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.32°

🪷 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 (23.1587°), declination 11.26°, 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: 1950-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)