पञ्चाङ्ग — Mysore, Karnataka · October 12, 2013 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 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
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)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.83°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra265.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.74°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha199.81°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.78°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra220.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani196.92°TulāSvātī P4

Mysore, Karnataka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:42
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 Kāla06:12 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.2958°
Longitude: 76.6394°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868112.27
Julian Day2456577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.81°
🪷 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 (24.0455°), declination -7.39°, EoT 14.22 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: 2013-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)