पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 28, 2014 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: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
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)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra297.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.19°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha293.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.80°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra271.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani209.01°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:39
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 Chala06:46 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:19 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:46 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868251.27
Julian Day2456716.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.49°
🪷 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 (24.0508°), declination -8.06°, EoT -13.22 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: 2014-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)