पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 21, 1955 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 6.28 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।

सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।6.28।।
"6.28 Thus, free from sin, abiding always in the Eternal, the saint enjoys without effort the Bliss which flows from realisation of the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
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 Sūrya308.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra288.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.64°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha292.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.47°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra263.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani208.24°TulāViśākhā P3

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)05:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:43
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:24
Varjyam07:21 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:54

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 Amṛta06:53 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:18 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:43 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:14 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:43 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:18 – 06:53 (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 Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846694.27
Julian Day2435159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.09°
🪷 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 (23.2263°), declination -10.89°, 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: 1955-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)