पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 7, 1894 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 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.38°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra264.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.04°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha194.64°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati74.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra159.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani184.83°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:31 – 17:59
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:31
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Udveg06:14 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:42 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:10 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:31 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:59 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:31 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:10 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:42 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824643.27
Julian Day2413108.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.59°
🪷 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 (22.3830°), declination -5.43°, EoT 12.96 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: 1894-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)