पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 4, 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

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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra207.27°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.21°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha35.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra60.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani339.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla05:38 – 07:17
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:38 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:15 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:54 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:15 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861742.27
Julian Day2450207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8019°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.93°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8019°), declination 16.00°, EoT 3.26 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: 1996-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)