पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 8, 1969 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 14.20 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते।।14.20।।
"14.20 When the soul transcends the Qualities, which are the real cause of physical existence, then, freed from birth and death, from old age and misery, he quaffs the nectar of immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra283.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala233.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha45.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra348.76°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani8.10°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:36
Yamaganda05:35 – 07:15
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:36
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:35 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:15 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:55 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:36 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:36 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:16 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:56 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:16 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:36 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:36 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:55 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:15 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851884.27
Julian Day2440349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.91°
🪷 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 (23.4248°), declination 16.99°, EoT 3.58 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: 1969-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)