पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 3, 1897 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 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.66°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra255.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.23°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha152.92°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra136.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani216.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 18:03
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:05 – 16:34
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
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: Siddhi (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 Udveg06:12 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:10 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:39 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:05 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:03 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:05 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:39 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:10 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 06:12 (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 + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825735.27
Julian Day2414200.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.28°
🪷 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 (22.4247°), declination -3.99°, 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: 1897-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)