पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 13, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.77°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra264.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.83°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha168.63°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra221.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:32
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:05
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:17 (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 + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871035.27
Julian Day2459500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.44°
🪷 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 (24.1573°), declination -7.79°, EoT 14.44 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: 2021-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)