पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 8, 1894 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra244.10°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha148.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati71.47°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra123.21°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani181.56°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla05:41 – 07:14
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:41 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824614.27
Julian Day2413079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.55°
🪷 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 (22.3818°), declination 5.77°, EoT 2.92 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: 1894-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)