पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 7, 1926 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1983 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1848 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1333
Malayalam Era: 1102
Nanakshahi: 457
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.19°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra171.52°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.18°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha183.62°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra159.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani210.92°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:42
Yamaganda05:51 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:17
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:51 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:39 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:20 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5028
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836330.27
Julian Day2424795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.72°
🪷 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 (22.8299°), declination -5.14°, EoT 12.96 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: 1926-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)