पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 28, 1998 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: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.89°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra241.25°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.35°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha162.63°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra152.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani8.19°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:09
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta06:09 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:09 (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 + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862619.27
Julian Day2451084.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.36°
🪷 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 (23.8354°), declination -1.88°, EoT 10.18 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: 2026-05-14T07:30:18.820Z