पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 21, 1972 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.17 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।

गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः।।5.17।।

"5.17 Meditating on the Divine, having faith in the Divine, concentrating on the Divine and losing themselves in the Divine, their sins dissolved in wisdom, they go whence there is no return." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.17'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.57°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	103.61°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	53.07°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	342.56°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	255.47°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	53.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	41.76°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:41 – 12:18
Yamaganda	15:33 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla	07:26 – 09:04
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:49 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:26 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:04 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:41 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:55 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:33 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:10 – 18:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:47 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:10 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:33 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:55 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:18 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:41 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:04 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:26 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852963.27
Julian Day	2441428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.97°

🪷 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 (23.4661°), declination 11.83°, EoT 1.19 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: 1972-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)