पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 23, 1895 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 2.33 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
"2.33 Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and thou wilt be a traitor, lost to fame, incurring only sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1302
Malayalam Era: 1071
Nanakshahi: 426
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra293.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha317.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati64.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra333.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani195.83°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:42 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:16
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Kāla06:50 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:16 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:42 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:42 – 05:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:16 – 06:50 (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 Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824782.27
Julian Day2413247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.29°
🪷 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 (22.3883°), declination -9.97°, EoT -13.97 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: 1895-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)