पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 21, 1950 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।

"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1357

Malayalam Era: 1126

Nanakshahi: 481

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	36.27°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	80.71°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.22°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	27.51°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	313.16°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	354.44°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	139.74°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:32 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:04 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla	18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:22 – 19:04
Yamaganda	12:16 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla	15:40 – 17:22
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:28 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:10 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:52 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:34 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:16 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:58 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:40 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:22 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:04 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:22 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:40 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:58 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:16 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:34 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:52 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:10 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844957.27
Julian Day	2433422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.68°

🪷 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 (23.1599°), declination 20.03°, EoT 3.54 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: 1950-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)