पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 4, 1927 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1984 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1849 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1334
Malayalam Era: 1103
Nanakshahi: 458
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra223.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha140.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra149.12°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani219.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:40 – 18:15
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:40
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:38 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:13 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:40 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:15 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:40 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:13 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836662.27
Julian Day2425127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8426°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.92°
🪷 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 (22.8426°), declination 7.62°, EoT 1.50 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: 1927-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)