पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 22, 1974 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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BG 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।

"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1381

Malayalam Era: 1150

Nanakshahi: 505

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.04°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	3.20°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.90°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	354.79°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	316.39°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	322.90°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	66.94°	Mithuna	Ārdrā 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)	05:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 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 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:26 – 09:03
Yamaganda	10:41 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla	13:55 – 15:33
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:49 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:26 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:03 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:41 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:18 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:55 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:33 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:10 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1853694.27
Julian Day	2442159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4941°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	354.03°

🪷 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 (23.4941°), declination 12.01°, EoT 1.40 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: 1974-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)