पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 18, 1980 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।

"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1387

Malayalam Era: 1156

Nanakshahi: 511

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.59°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	44.36°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.37°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	341.61°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	126.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	50.09°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	147.42°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:42 – 12:19
Yamaganda	15:32 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla	07:29 – 09:05
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:52 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:29 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:05 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:42 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:55 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:32 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:09 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:45 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:09 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:32 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:19 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:42 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:05 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:29 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855882.27
Julian Day	2444347.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5777°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.54°

🪷 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 (23.5777°), declination 10.82°, EoT 0.51 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: 1980-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)