पञ्चाङ्ग — Agra, Uttar Pradesh · February 27, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra301.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.49°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha328.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.87°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

Agra, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:25
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:11
Gulika Kāla09:38 – 11:05
Varjyam07:14 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:11 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:38 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:18 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:38 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:11 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.1767°
Longitude: 78.0081°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872268.27
Julian Day2460733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.66°
🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -8.31°, EoT -13.39 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: 2025-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)