पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 13, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.01°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra62.89°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha46.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.13°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra70.53°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani217.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 18:59
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:56
Gulika Kāla15:37 – 17:18
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:32 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:13 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:56 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:37 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:59 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:37 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:56 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:13 – 05:32 (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 Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847141.27
Julian Day2435606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.75°
🪷 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 (23.2434°), declination 18.33°, EoT 3.75 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: 1956-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)