पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 24, 1953 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 7.14 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया।

मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते।।7.14।।
"7.14 Verily, this Divine Illusion of Phenomenon manifesting itself in the Qualities is difficult to surmount. Only they who devote themselves to Me and to Me alone can accomplish it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.36°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra133.22°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha345.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.58°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra354.69°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani180.38°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 09:02
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:47 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846026.27
Julian Day2434491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2008°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.09°
🪷 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 (23.2008°), declination 12.70°, EoT 1.80 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: 1953-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)