पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 17, 1957 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 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.51°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra216.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha23.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra4.76°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani231.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:55
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:19
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:53 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:45 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847480.27
Julian Day2435945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.42°
🪷 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 (23.2564°), declination 10.32°, EoT 0.26 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: 1957-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)