पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · September 26, 2009 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 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra247.35°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.81°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha148.65°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra132.61°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani151.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla05:50 – 07:21
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:50 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:21 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:52 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:23 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:23 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:52 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:21 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866635.27
Julian Day2455100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.77°
🪷 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 (23.9890°), declination -1.23°, EoT 9.50 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: 2009-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)