पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 17, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.2 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।

अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः।।10.2।।
"10.2 Neither the professors of divinity nor the great ascetics know My origin, for I am the source of them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra336.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.91°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha306.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra6.15°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani274.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:29 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:28
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848910.27
Julian Day2437375.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.73°
🪷 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 (23.3111°), declination -1.50°, EoT -9.06 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: 1961-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)