पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 23, 1979 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 18.53 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।18.53।।
"18.53 Having abandoned selfishness, power, arrogance, anger and desire, possessing nothing of his own and having attained peace, he is fit to join the Eternal Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1386
Malayalam Era: 1155
Nanakshahi: 510
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra322.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.08°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha341.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati96.37°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra336.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani133.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:25 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:40 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:33
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:48 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:25 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:48 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:25 – 05:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855521.27
Julian Day2443986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.32°
🪷 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 (23.5639°), declination 12.27°, EoT 1.60 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: 1979-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)