पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 23, 2012 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: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra249.30°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.99°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha166.15°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra114.02°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani184.23°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:43 – 18:14
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:43
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 Udveg06:07 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:43 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:14 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:43 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867728.27
Julian Day2456193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.26°
🪷 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 (24.0308°), declination -0.17°, EoT 8.44 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: 2012-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)