पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 8, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.56°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra2.72°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha9.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra338.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani231.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:12
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:02 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869021.27
Julian Day2457486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.17°
🪷 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 (24.0803°), declination 7.30°, EoT -2.19 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: 2016-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)