पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 15, 1996 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 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.55°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra324.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.79°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha18.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra46.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani337.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:32
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · 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 Amṛta05:55 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:44 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 05:55 (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 Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861723.27
Julian Day2450188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8011°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.44°
🪷 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 (23.8011°), declination 9.81°, EoT -0.24 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: 1996-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)