पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 15, 1904 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 15.3 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा।।15.3।।
"15.3 In this world its true form is not known, neither its origin nor its end, and its strength is not understood., until the tree with its roots striking deep into the earth is hewn down by the sharp axe of non-attachment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1961 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1311
Malayalam Era: 1080
Nanakshahi: 435
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)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra287.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala329.46°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha278.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra267.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani292.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 09:46
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:22
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 Amṛta06:58 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:22 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:46 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:10 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:46 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:22 – 06:58 (neutral)

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 Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828060.27
Julian Day2416525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.22°
🪷 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 (22.5136°), declination -13.21°, EoT -14.57 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: 1904-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)