पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 14, 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 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra348.47°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha31.47°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra63.90°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani340.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:19
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:57
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:31 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:53 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:19 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:00 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:19 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:53 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:31 (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 Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861752.27
Julian Day2450217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.80°
🪷 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 (23.8022°), declination 18.65°, EoT 3.76 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: 1996-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)