पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 20, 1989 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।

"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2046 Citrabhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1911 Śukla

Bengali Saṁvat: 1396

Malayalam Era: 1165

Nanakshahi: 520

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.24°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	174.29°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.81°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	22.34°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	43.89°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	10.30°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	259.94°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:32
Yamaganda	05:50 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla	09:04 – 10:41
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:50 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:27 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:04 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:41 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:32 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:09 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:46 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:09 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:32 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:18 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:41 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:04 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:27 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5091
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1859171.27
Julian Day	2447636.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.01°

🪷 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 (23.7035°), declination 11.45°, EoT 0.97 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: 1989-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)