पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 24, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra69.14°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.47°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha312.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra6.22°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani275.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:23
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:20 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848917.27
Julian Day2437382.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3113°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.73°
🪷 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 (23.3113°), declination 1.26°, EoT -6.90 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: 1961-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)