पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 5, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.95°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra136.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha302.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra5.11°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani332.10°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 16:55
Yamaganda09:36 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 13:59
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:40 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:08 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:04 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:04 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:08 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861682.27
Julian Day2450147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7996°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.46°
🪷 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 (23.7996°), declination -6.01°, EoT -12.23 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: 1996-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)