पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 6, 1981 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: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
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)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.11°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra255.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.72°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha190.79°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.74°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra213.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani168.91°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 24 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 Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:32
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:35
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Roga06:13 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856418.27
Julian Day2444883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.07°
🪷 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 (23.5982°), declination -5.02°, EoT 12.68 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: 2026-05-14T08:41:53.875Z