पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 18, 2099 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2156 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2021 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1506
Malayalam Era: 1275
Nanakshahi: 630
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra281.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.22°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha315.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra264.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani167.20°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:44
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:34
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Labha06:54 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:19 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:44 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:48 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:13 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:48 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:44 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:19 – 06:54 (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 Year5200
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899287.27
Julian Day2487752.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2378°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.19°
🪷 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 (25.2378°), declination -11.58°, EoT -14.43 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: 2099-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)