पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 8, 1970 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2027 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1892 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1377
Malayalam Era: 1146
Nanakshahi: 501
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.36°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra18.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.55°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha10.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.04°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra12.70°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani15.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:56
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:21
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:03 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:31 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:40 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:31 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852219.27
Julian Day2440684.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4376°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.36°
🪷 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 (23.4376°), declination 6.98°, EoT -2.19 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: 1970-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)