पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 12, 1896 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 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra282.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha294.79°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.87°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra264.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani207.54°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 13:57
Yamaganda08:23 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:34
Varjyam07:27 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 Labha07:00 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:23 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:47 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:47 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:23 – 07:00 (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 Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825136.27
Julian Day2413601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.90°
🪷 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 (22.4018°), declination -13.89°, EoT -14.59 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: 1896-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)