पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 17, 2106 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.42 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।
"2.42 Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1513
Malayalam Era: 1282
Nanakshahi: 637
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra166.04°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha347.67°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati356.53°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra29.59°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani249.88°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:54 – 07:30
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:54 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:30 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:45 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:30 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901901.27
Julian Day2490366.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3378°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.67°
🪷 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 (25.3378°), declination 10.29°, EoT 0.26 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: 2106-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)