पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 15, 2086 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 18.54 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम्।।18.54।।
"18.54 And when he becomes one with the Eternal, and his soul knows the bliss that belongs to the Self, he feels no desire and no regret, he regards all beings equally and enjoys the blessing of supreme devotion to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2143 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 2008 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1493
Malayalam Era: 1262
Nanakshahi: 617
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)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.10°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra258.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.58°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha191.38°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra178.84°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani1.38°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:24
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:31
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Roga06:19 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5188
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1894778.27
Julian Day2483243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.51°
🪷 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 (25.0654°), declination -8.63°, EoT 14.86 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: 2086-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)