पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 25, 2096 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 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1503
Malayalam Era: 1272
Nanakshahi: 627
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra250.79°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha146.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.72°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra191.22°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani135.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:41
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:40
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:09 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:11 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:09 (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 + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898411.27
Julian Day2486876.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.94°
🪷 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 (25.2043°), declination -1.21°, EoT 9.15 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: 2096-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)