पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 8, 1921 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: 1978 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1328
Malayalam Era: 1097
Nanakshahi: 452
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra304.86°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.54°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha315.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra8.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani149.45°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 16:56
Yamaganda09:34 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:31 – 13:59
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:38 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:31 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:31 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:38 (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 Year5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834291.27
Julian Day2422756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7520°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.60°
🪷 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 (22.7520°), declination -5.16°, EoT -11.53 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: 1921-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)