पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 3, 1955 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 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra154.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha30.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.89°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra347.52°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani205.52°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:14
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:55
Varjyam06:12 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:39 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:18 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:14 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:53 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:14 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:18 – 05:39 (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 Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846765.27
Julian Day2435230.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.96°
🪷 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 (23.2290°), declination 15.39°, EoT 3.15 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: 1955-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)