पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 7, 1943 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 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2000 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1350
Malayalam Era: 1119
Nanakshahi: 474
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)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.84°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra262.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.95°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha153.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.10°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra133.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani63.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:03
Yamaganda06:13 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:38
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 Śubha06:13 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:31 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:31 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:13 (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 + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842539.27
Julian Day2431004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0674°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.64°
🪷 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 (23.0674°), declination -5.10°, 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: 1943-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)