पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 1927 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1984 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1849 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1334
Malayalam Era: 1103
Nanakshahi: 458
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra124.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.27°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha172.78°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra138.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani220.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:47
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836681.27
Julian Day2425146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.10°
🪷 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 (22.8434°), declination 0.39°, EoT 8.44 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: 1927-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)