पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 3, 2022 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: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.65°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra256.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.23°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha149.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra160.19°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani294.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:41 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:05
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Amṛta06:12 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:41 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:41 – 06:12 (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 + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871390.27
Julian Day2459855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.11°
🪷 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 (24.1709°), declination -3.89°, EoT 11.79 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: 2026-05-14T06:13:31.466Z