पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 3150 BCE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3092
Śaka Saṁvat: -3227
Bengali Saṁvat: -3742
Malayalam Era: -3973
Nanakshahi: -4618
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.79°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra276.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha195.36°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra212.16°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani151.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 17:04
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:43
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:21 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:01 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:45 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:01 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
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 Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-47
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-17355.73
Julian Day571109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.74°
🪷 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 (-48.0666°), declination 19.32°, EoT -4.56 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: -3149-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)