पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 22, 1920 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.29 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
जरामरणमोक्षाय मामाश्रित्य यतन्ति ये।

ते ब्रह्म तद्विदुः कृत्स्नमध्यात्मं कर्म चाखिलम्।।7.29।।
"7.29 Those who make Me their refuge, who strive for liberation from decay and Death, they realise the Supreme Spirit, which is their own real Self, and in which all action finds its consummation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.29'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra265.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha167.38°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati133.32°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra178.78°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani144.32°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:21
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:50
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
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 Labha05:45 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:55 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
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 Time

Kali Year5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834124.27
Julian Day2422589.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.97°
🪷 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 (22.7456°), declination 0.51°, 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: 1920-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)