पञ्चाङ्ग — Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · October 3, 2022 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 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.65°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra256.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.23°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha149.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra160.19°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani294.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:28 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 14:55
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Amṛta06:01 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:53 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 06:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°
Longitude: 80.3319°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871390.27
Julian Day2459855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.11°
🪷 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 (24.1709°), declination -3.89°, EoT 11.79 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: 2022-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)