पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 20, 1928 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: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
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)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra289.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha317.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra274.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani235.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:19 – 09:44
Yamaganda11:09 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:23
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: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Amṛta06:54 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:19 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:44 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:09 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:13 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:09 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:44 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:19 – 06:54 (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 Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836831.27
Julian Day2425296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.55°
🪷 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 (22.8491°), declination -11.41°, EoT -14.28 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: 1928-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)