पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 9, 1978 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: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.84°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra257.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.77°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha178.20°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.75°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra208.12°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani135.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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)12:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:38 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:01
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Amṛta06:15 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855325.27
Julian Day2443790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.00°
🪷 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 (23.5564°), declination -6.06°, 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: 1978-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)