पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 6, 2008 CE

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

Also observed today

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BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
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)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra300.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha294.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani130.16°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:39 – 08:07
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 11:03
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:39 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:07 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:55 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:23 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:55 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:07 – 06:39 (auspicious)

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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866066.27
Julian Day2454531.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.80°
🪷 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 (23.9672°), declination -5.58°, 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: 2008-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)