पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 8, 2105 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2162 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2027 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1512
Malayalam Era: 1281
Nanakshahi: 636
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.32°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra168.77°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.08°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha192.79°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra151.40°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani233.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:02
Yamaganda06:14 – 07:42
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:38
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:14 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:42 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:30 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:30 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:42 – 06:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901710.27
Julian Day2490175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3305°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.06°
🪷 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 (25.3305°), declination -5.77°, EoT 13.23 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: 2105-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)