पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 13, 2116 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 4.40 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति।

नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः।।4.40।।
"4.40 But the ignorant man, and he who has no faith, and the sceptic are lost. Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2173 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2038 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1523
Malayalam Era: 1292
Nanakshahi: 647
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra311.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha335.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra11.11°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani357.06°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:28 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:31
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:32 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:32 (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 Year5217
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1905519.27
Julian Day2493984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.16°
🪷 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 (25.4762°), declination -2.92°, EoT -10.22 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: 2116-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)