पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · October 6, 2038 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 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
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)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.51°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra266.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.34°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha181.99°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra164.84°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani147.45°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Thane, Maharashtra — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:55
Yamaganda07:58 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:25
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 Labha06:29 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:58 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:58 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.2183°
Longitude: 72.9781°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877237.27
Julian Day2465702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.05°
🪷 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 (24.3945°), declination -5.09°, EoT 12.68 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: 2038-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)