पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 21, 1988 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra16.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha312.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.60°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra22.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani248.18°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:29
Varjyam06:53 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:23 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:31 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:23 (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 Year5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858776.27
Julian Day2447241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.12°
🪷 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 (23.6884°), declination 0.26°, EoT -7.84 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: 1988-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)