पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 19, 1898 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1305
Malayalam Era: 1074
Nanakshahi: 429
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)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra284.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha290.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.62°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra310.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani230.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:44 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:19
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Kāla06:54 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:19 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:44 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:34 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:34 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:44 – 05:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:19 – 06:54 (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 Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825874.27
Julian Day2414339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.62°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.4300°), declination -11.31°, EoT -14.37 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: 1898-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)