पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 21, 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 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra267.34°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.80°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha26.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra9.71°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani230.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:10 – 18:47
Yamaganda12:18 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla15:32 – 17:10
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:49 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:27 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:32 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:10 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:47 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:10 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:32 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:55 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:27 – 05:49 (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 Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847484.27
Julian Day2435949.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.18°
🪷 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 (23.2565°), declination 11.71°, EoT 1.19 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: 1957-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)