पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 12, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra132.18°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha326.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.74°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra302.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani263.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:31 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:28
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 08:02
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:33 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:31 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:28 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:27 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:28 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:31 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:02 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848540.27
Julian Day2437005.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.99°
🪷 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 (23.2969°), declination -3.38°, EoT -10.49 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: 1960-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)