पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 18, 1890 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 9.14 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।

नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।।9.14।।
"9.14 Always extolling Me, strenuous, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me continually with concentrated devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1947 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1812 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1297
Malayalam Era: 1066
Nanakshahi: 421
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra287.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha282.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra308.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani129.23°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 16:48
Yamaganda09:44 – 11:09
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 13:59
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:55 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:19 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:44 – 11:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:09 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:13 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:09 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:44 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:19 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

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 Year4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822951.27
Julian Day2411416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.38°
🪷 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 (22.3182°), declination -11.69°, EoT -14.43 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: 1890-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)