पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 24, 1973 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 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2030 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1895 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1380
Malayalam Era: 1149
Nanakshahi: 504
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra261.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha346.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra14.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani54.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 17:11
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:55
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:47 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:24 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:33 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:11 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:48 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:11 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:33 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:24 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853331.27
Julian Day2441796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4802°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.40°
🪷 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 (23.4802°), declination 12.76°, EoT 1.80 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: 1973-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)