पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 19, 2023 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: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra288.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha286.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra333.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani303.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:13
Yamaganda12:34 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 16:48
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:54 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:19 – 09:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:44 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:09 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:13 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:09 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:44 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:19 – 06:54 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871529.27
Julian Day2459994.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.45°
🪷 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 (24.1762°), declination -11.43°, EoT -14.37 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:04:39.096Z