पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 20, 1978 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 7.28 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम्।

ते द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ता भजन्ते मां दृढव्रताः।।7.28।।
"7.28 But those who act righteously, in whom sin has been destroyed, who are free from the infatuation of the conflicting emotions, they worship Me with firm resolution." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.06°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra146.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.19°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha352.88°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.41°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra27.88°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani120.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:32
Yamaganda05:51 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:41
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:51 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:27 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:09 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:09 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:27 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855153.27
Julian Day2443618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.43°
🪷 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 (23.5499°), declination 11.34°, 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: 1978-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)