पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 9, 2103 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 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।
"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
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)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.83°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra259.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.14°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha174.04°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra122.40°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani212.66°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:29
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:34
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

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 Roga06:14 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:57 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:14 (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 Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900980.27
Julian Day2489445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3026°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.75°
🪷 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 (25.3026°), declination -5.96°, EoT 13.49 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: 2103-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)