पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 28, 1991 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 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।

"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2048 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1398

Malayalam Era: 1167

Nanakshahi: 522

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.54°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	183.98°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.09°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	354.43°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	100.93°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	53.91°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	282.64°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:58 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:12 – 18:50
Yamaganda	12:17 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla	15:34 – 17:12
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:43 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:22 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:00 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:38 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:17 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:55 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:34 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:12 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:50 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:12 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:34 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:55 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:17 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:38 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:00 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:22 – 05:43 (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	5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1859909.27
Julian Day	2448374.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7318°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.60°

🪷 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 (23.7318°), declination 13.94°, EoT 2.49 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: 1991-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)