पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 2, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.78°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra7.64°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha1.80°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra346.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani231.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 17:04
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:57
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:10 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:37 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:10 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847465.27
Julian Day2435930.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2558°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.69°
🪷 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 (23.2558°), declination 4.76°, EoT -4.03 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: 1957-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)