पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 17, 2018 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: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
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)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.51°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra272.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha196.17°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.04°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra194.12°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.63°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:30
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:04
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
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 Labha06:20 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:20 (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 + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869943.27
Julian Day2458408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1155°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.26°
🪷 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 (24.1155°), declination -9.17°, EoT 15.23 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: 2026-05-14T07:28:40.455Z