पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 9, 1921 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।

"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

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)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.44°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	264.73°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	140.57°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	198.89°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	160.90°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	144.01°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	157.66°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:16 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:29 – 17:57
Yamaganda	12:06 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:01 – 16:29
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:03
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 Udveg	06:15 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:42 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:10 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:38 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:06 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:01 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:29 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:57 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:29 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:01 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:06 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:38 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:10 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:42 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

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:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834506.27
Julian Day	2422971.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7602°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.21°

🪷 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 (22.7602°), declination -5.99°, EoT 13.49 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: 1921-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)