पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 24, 1899 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1306
Malayalam Era: 1075
Nanakshahi: 430
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra115.61°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.42°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha311.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.86°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra267.86°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani241.23°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:07 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:41
Varjyam07:18 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:50 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:15 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:07 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:07 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:15 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826244.27
Julian Day2414709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.17°
🪷 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 (22.4442°), declination -9.59°, EoT -13.84 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: 1899-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)