पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · October 6, 2038 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 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.51°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra266.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.34°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha181.99°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra164.84°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani147.45°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Jamnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:37 – 14:06
Yamaganda08:11 – 09:40
Gulika Kāla11:08 – 12:37
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 Labha06:42 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:11 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:40 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:08 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:37 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:03 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:32 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:03 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:37 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:08 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:40 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:11 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877237.27
Julian Day2465702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.05°
🪷 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 (24.3945°), declination -5.09°, EoT 12.68 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: 2038-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)