पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 24, 1959 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 10.10 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।

ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते।।10.10।।
"10.10 To those who are always devout and who worship Me with love, I give the power of discrimination, which leads them to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.84°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra201.65°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.02°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha343.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra48.09°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani254.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 09:02
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:47 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848217.27
Julian Day2436682.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.48°
🪷 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 (23.2846°), declination 12.55°, EoT 1.80 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: 1959-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)