पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 21, 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 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.54°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra274.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.08°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha26.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.49°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra352.45°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani93.08°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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)00:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:20
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 Kāla12:18 – 13:55
Yamaganda07:26 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:18
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:49 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:47 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:26 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854424.27
Julian Day2442889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5220°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.89°
🪷 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 (23.5220°), declination 11.84°, EoT 1.19 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: 1976-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)