पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 1920 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.27 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत।

सर्वभूतानि संमोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप।।7.27।।

"7.27 O brave Arjuna! Man lives in a fairy world, deceived by the glamour of opposite sensations, infatuated by desire and aversion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1977 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1842 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1327

Malayalam Era: 1096

Nanakshahi: 451

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)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.02°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	242.16°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	228.36°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	164.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	132.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	176.31°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	144.07°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:16 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:19 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla	13:22 – 14:54
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: 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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:45 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:19 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:51 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:22 – 14:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:54 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:25 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:57 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:25 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:54 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:22 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:16 – 05:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

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:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834122.27
Julian Day	2422587.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.74°

🪷 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 (22.7455°), declination 1.29°, EoT 7.35 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: 1920-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)