पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 12, 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 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.84°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra337.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha48.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra65.00°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani247.80°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:37
Yamaganda05:32 – 07:13
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:35
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:32 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:13 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:37 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:18 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:59 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:18 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:37 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:13 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858828.27
Julian Day2447293.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.90°
🪷 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 (23.6904°), declination 18.14°, EoT 3.74 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: 1988-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)