पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 20, 1976 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1383
Malayalam Era: 1152
Nanakshahi: 507
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.57°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra261.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.55°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha24.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.26°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra351.22°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani93.03°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 17:09
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:55
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

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 Roga05:50 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:09 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:47 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:09 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:50 (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 Year5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854423.27
Julian Day2442888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5219°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.90°
🪷 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 (23.5219°), declination 11.50°, EoT 0.97 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: 1976-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)