पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 23, 1986 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: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra110.75°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha327.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra318.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani225.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:50 – 18:16
Yamaganda12:33 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:25 – 16:50
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:50 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:16 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:08 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:33 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:25 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:16 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:25 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:33 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:08 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:16 – 06:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858019.27
Julian Day2446484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6595°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.26°
🪷 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 (23.6595°), declination -9.99°, EoT -13.97 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: 1986-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)