पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 30, 2023 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 18.8 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्।स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्।।18.8।।
"18.8 To avoid an action through fear of physical suffering, because it is likely to be painful, is to act from passion, and the benefit of renunciation will not follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra128.85°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.98°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha18.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.95°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra57.13°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani311.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:13 – 18:52
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla15:34 – 17:13
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:41 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:20 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:55 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:34 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:13 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:52 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:13 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:34 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:55 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:20 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871599.27
Julian Day2460064.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.20°
🪷 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 (24.1788°), declination 14.64°, EoT 2.79 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: 2023-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)