पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 22, 1890 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 15.17 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः।।15.17।।
"15.17 But higher than all am I, the Supreme God, the Absolute Self, the Eternal Lord, Who pervades the worlds and upholds them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1947 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1812 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1297
Malayalam Era: 1066
Nanakshahi: 421
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.65°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra248.22°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.13°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha173.41°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra204.70°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani138.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:40 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:14
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Amṛta06:07 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823167.27
Julian Day2411632.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3265°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.56°
🪷 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 (22.3265°), declination 0.41°, EoT 8.08 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: 1890-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)