पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 8, 1995 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 5.22 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।

आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।।
"5.22 The joys that spring from external associations bring pain; they have their beginning and their endings. The wise man does not rejoice in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra114.79°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.94°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha44.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra355.48°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani328.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:15 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:36 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:36
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:35 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:15 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:36 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:16 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:56 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:16 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:36 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:15 – 05:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861380.27
Julian Day2449845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.89°
🪷 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 (23.7880°), declination 16.91°, EoT 3.58 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: 1995-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)