पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 22, 2004 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: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra250.49°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha144.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra112.65°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani91.34°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:42
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:11
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Labha06:07 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864805.27
Julian Day2453270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.61°
🪷 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 (23.9190°), declination 0.25°, EoT 8.08 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: 2026-05-14T07:40:56.387Z