पञ्चाङ्ग — Agra, Uttar Pradesh · October 9, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.10°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra260.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha158.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.72°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra204.47°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani227.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

Agra, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:27 – 17:55
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla15:00 – 16:27
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:37 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:32 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:00 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:55 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:00 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:32 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:37 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.1767°
Longitude: 78.0081°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869205.27
Julian Day2457670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.02°
🪷 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 (24.0873°), declination -6.36°, EoT 13.49 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: 2016-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)