पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 21, 2088 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 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2145 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2010 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1495
Malayalam Era: 1264
Nanakshahi: 619
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)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha281.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.49°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra284.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani12.83°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:17
Varjyam07:21 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 Kāla06:52 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:17 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:43 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:15 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:43 – 05:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:17 – 06:52 (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 Year5189
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1895272.27
Julian Day2483737.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.77°
🪷 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 (25.0843°), declination -10.63°, EoT -14.19 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: 2088-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)