पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 19, 2102 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 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।
"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2159 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2024 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1509
Malayalam Era: 1278
Nanakshahi: 633
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.97°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra266.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.84°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha178.08°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra183.52°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani203.36°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 14:55
Yamaganda06:20 – 07:46
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:38
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 Śubha06:20 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:46 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:46 – 06:20 (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 + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5204
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900625.27
Julian Day2489090.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.15°
🪷 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 (25.2890°), declination -9.77°, EoT 15.55 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: 2102-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)