पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 11, 1974 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 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra259.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.29°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha34.33°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra343.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani68.80°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla05:33 – 07:14
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 Kāla05:33 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:54 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:37 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:17 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:58 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:17 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:37 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:54 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:33 (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 Year5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853713.27
Julian Day2442178.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.92°
🪷 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 (23.4948°), declination 17.73°, EoT 3.71 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: 1974-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)