पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 14, 1956 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 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.97°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra77.55°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha46.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.21°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra71.09°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani217.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:53
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:38
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:31 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:12 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:53 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:19 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:00 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:19 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:53 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:12 – 05:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847142.27
Julian Day2435607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.26°
🪷 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 (23.2435°), declination 18.57°, EoT 3.76 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: 1956-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)