पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 12, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.44°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra268.23°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha158.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra134.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani217.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla07:44 – 09:11
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:17 – 07:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:44 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:44 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847293.27
Julian Day2435758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.93°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.2492°), declination -7.32°, EoT 14.22 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 at: 2026-05-14T06:32:47.419Z