पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 9, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.12 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।15.12।।
"15.12 Remember that the Light which, proceeding from the sun, illumines the whole world, and the Light which is in the moon, and That which is in the fire also, all are born of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.67°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra239.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.18°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha7.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra41.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani336.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:06
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:56
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:01 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:36 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:06 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:41 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:06 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:36 – 06:01 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861717.27
Julian Day2450182.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.97°
🪷 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 (23.8009°), declination 7.62°, EoT -1.90 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: 1996-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)