पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 15, 1972 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 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।
"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.70°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra18.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha340.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra47.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani41.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:55 – 07:31
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
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 Kāla05:55 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:31 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:44 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:31 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852957.27
Julian Day2441422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4659°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.41°
🪷 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 (23.4659°), declination 9.74°, EoT -0.24 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: 1972-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)