पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 28, 1889 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 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1296
Malayalam Era: 1065
Nanakshahi: 420
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra293.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.40°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha296.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra5.18°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani113.78°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:26
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:39 – 11:06
Varjyam07:14 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:12 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:39 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:06 – 12:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:33 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:26 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:26 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:33 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:06 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:39 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:12 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
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 Year4990
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822596.27
Julian Day2411061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.86°
🪷 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 (22.3047°), declination -7.94°, EoT -13.22 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: 1889-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)