पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 20, 1970 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.28 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।

स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः।।4.28।।
"4.28 And yet others offer as their sacrifice wealth, austerities and meditation. Monks wedded to their vows renounce their scriptural learning and even their spiritual powers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2027 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1892 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1377
Malayalam Era: 1146
Nanakshahi: 501
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.11°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra166.69°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha26.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.54°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra27.43°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani17.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:32
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:51 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:09 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:46 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:09 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 05:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852231.27
Julian Day2440696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4381°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.78°
🪷 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 (23.4381°), declination 11.31°, EoT 0.97 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: 1970-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)