पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 19, 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 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.46°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra18.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.85°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha24.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra49.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani337.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 09:05
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:46 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:51 (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 Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861727.27
Julian Day2450192.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.28°
🪷 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 (23.8013°), declination 11.21°, EoT 0.74 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: 1996-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)