पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 24, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.47°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra212.01°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha147.50°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra109.96°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:35
Yamaganda05:54 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:44
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:54 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:35 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:12 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:49 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:12 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:35 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871715.27
Julian Day2460180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1833°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.61°
🪷 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 (24.1833°), declination 11.24°, EoT -1.99 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: 2023-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)