पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 16, 1972 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra242.41°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha146.81°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.32°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra105.40°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani57.18°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla06:04 – 07:36
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 Kāla06:04 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853111.27
Julian Day2441576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.14°
🪷 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 (23.4718°), declination 2.67°, EoT 5.87 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: 1972-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)