पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 8, 1994 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.21°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra321.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.08°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha333.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.71°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra14.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani314.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:12
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860985.27
Julian Day2449450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.20°
🪷 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 (23.7729°), declination 7.05°, EoT -2.19 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: 1994-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)