पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · September 22, 2042 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra238.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.04°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha147.90°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra188.09°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani189.39°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:26
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:19 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:28 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878684.27
Julian Day2467149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.16°
🪷 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 (24.4498°), declination 0.32°, EoT 8.08 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: 2042-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)