पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 24, 1936 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 14.23 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।14.23।।
"14.23 He who maintains an attitude of indifference, who is not disturbed by the Qualities, who realises that it is only they who act, and remains calm;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1993 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1343
Malayalam Era: 1112
Nanakshahi: 467
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)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra249.17°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.29°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha172.69°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra182.11°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani325.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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)13:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 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 Kāla13:41 – 15:12
Yamaganda06:07 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:40
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 Śubha06:07 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:14 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1839970.27
Julian Day2428435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9692°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.08°
🪷 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 (22.9692°), declination -0.32°, 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: 1936-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)