पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 12, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra4.06°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.61°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha339.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra339.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani121.70°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:57 – 18:26
Yamaganda12:30 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:28 – 16:57
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Udveg06:33 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:01 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:30 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:28 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:57 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:57 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:28 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:30 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:30 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:01 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855114.27
Julian Day2443579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.66°
🪷 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 (23.5484°), declination -3.52°, EoT -10.49 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: 1978-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)