पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 12, 2002 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra305.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha306.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati71.83°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra341.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani45.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 52 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 Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 16:57
Yamaganda09:32 – 11:01
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 13:59
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:33 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:32 – 11:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:01 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 02:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:01 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:32 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:33 (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 Year5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863880.27
Julian Day2452345.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8836°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.19°
🪷 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 (23.8836°), declination -3.45°, 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: 2002-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)