पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 24, 1887 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 4.13 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः।

तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्।।4.13।।
"4.13 The four divisions of society (the wise, the soldier, the merchant, the labourer) were created by Me, according to the natural distribution of Qualities and instincts. I am the author of them, though I Myself do no action, and am changeless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1944 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1809 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1294
Malayalam Era: 1063
Nanakshahi: 418
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra246.26°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha170.31°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.41°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra156.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani102.40°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:38
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

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 Kāla06:07 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 06:07 (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 + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4989
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822073.27
Julian Day2410538.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.74°
🪷 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 (22.2847°), declination -0.27°, EoT 8.79 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: 1887-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)