पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 6, 1989 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 2.28 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत।

अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना।।2.28।।
"2.28 The end and the beginning of beings are unknown. We see only the intervening formations. Then what cause is there for grief?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2046 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1911 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1396
Malayalam Era: 1165
Nanakshahi: 520
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra297.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.25°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha299.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati36.00°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra314.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani258.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:07 – 09:35
Yamaganda11:03 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:27
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:40 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:07 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:35 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:03 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:27 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:55 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:55 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:27 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:03 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:35 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:07 – 06:40 (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 Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859126.27
Julian Day2447591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.32°
🪷 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 (23.7018°), declination -5.74°, EoT -12.00 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: 1989-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)