पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 16, 1991 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.18 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अव्यक्ताद्व्यक्तयः सर्वाः प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे।

रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसंज्ञके।।8.18।।

"8.18 At the dawning of that day all objects in manifestation stream forth from the Unmanifest, and when evening falls they are dissolved into It again." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2048 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1398

Malayalam Era: 1167

Nanakshahi: 522

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	178.44°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	271.74°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	185.90°	Tulā	Citrā P4
बुध Budha	187.00°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	132.82°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	133.28°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	276.43°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:46 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:04 – 13:31
Yamaganda	07:45 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla	10:38 – 12:04
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:19 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:45 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:11 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:04 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:31 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:57 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:24 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:50 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:24 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:57 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:31 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:38 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:11 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:45 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860080.27
Julian Day	2448545.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7383°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.49°

🪷 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 (23.7383°), declination -8.63°, EoT 15.05 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: 1991-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)