पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 10, 3139 BCE

🪷 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 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3081
Śaka Saṁvat: -3216
Bengali Saṁvat: -3731
Malayalam Era: -3962
Nanakshahi: -4607
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)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.97°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra260.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.37°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha162.36°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra192.97°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani262.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:42
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla05:37 – 07:19
Varjyam06:11 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 Kāla05:37 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:48 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:30 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:12 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:30 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:48 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
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 + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-36
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-13340.73
Julian Day575124.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.9130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.10°
🪷 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 (-47.9130°), declination 19.92°, EoT -5.06 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: -3138-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)