पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 3, 1962 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1369
Malayalam Era: 1138
Nanakshahi: 493
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.49°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra324.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha337.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra6.08°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani286.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 17:04
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:57
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:09 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:37 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849292.27
Julian Day2437757.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3257°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.65°
🪷 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 (23.3257°), declination 5.06°, EoT -3.71 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: 1962-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)