पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 17, 1988 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 11.39 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः

प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च।

नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः

पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते।।11.39।।
"11.39 Thou art the Wind, Thou art Death, Thou art the Fire, the Water, the Moon, the Father and the Grandfather. Honour and glory to Thee a thousand and a thousand times! Again and again, salutation be to Thee, O my Lord!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.56°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra10.77°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha359.57°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra48.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani248.52°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:09 – 18:45
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:56
Gulika Kāla15:32 – 17:09
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:53 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:30 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:56 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:32 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:09 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:45 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:09 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:32 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:56 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:30 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858803.27
Julian Day2447268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.64°
🪷 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 (23.6895°), declination 10.49°, EoT 0.26 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: 1988-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)