पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 5, 1987 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 2.58 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.58।।
"2.58 He who can withdraw his senses from the attraction of their objects, as the tortoise draws his limbs within its shell - take it that such a one has attained Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.58's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra98.78°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha17.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.12°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra351.47°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani236.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:15
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:56
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:38 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:15 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:54 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:15 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858455.27
Julian Day2446920.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6761°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)80.63°
🪷 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 (23.6761°), declination 16.05°, EoT 3.35 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: 1987-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)