पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 21, 1936 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1993 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1343
Malayalam Era: 1112
Nanakshahi: 467
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra284.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha282.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra276.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani318.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:53
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 Kāla11:08 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:43
Varjyam07:21 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 Chala06:53 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:18 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:18 – 06:53 (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 Year5037
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1839754.27
Julian Day2428219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.23°
🪷 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 (22.9609°), declination -11.03°, EoT -14.19 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: 1936-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)