पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 8, 2104 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.03°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra145.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.05°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha329.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra342.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani226.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:06
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:56
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:06 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:06 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:03 (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 Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901162.27
Julian Day2489627.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3095°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.56°
🪷 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 (25.3095°), declination 7.19°, 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: 2104-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)