पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 16, 1976 CE

🪷 आज: हनुमान जयन्ती — Hanumān Jayantī
Birth of Hanumān (Caitra Pūrṇimā tradition; some traditions Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 14).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1383
Malayalam Era: 1152
Nanakshahi: 507
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.06°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra150.92°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.75°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha317.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.12°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra308.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani92.70°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 16:59
Yamaganda09:29 – 10:59
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:59
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:29 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:59 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:29 – 10:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:59 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:29 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 01:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:59 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:29 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:59 – 06:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854388.27
Julian Day2442853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.83°
🪷 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 (23.5206°), declination -1.76°, EoT -9.36 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: 1976-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)