पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 30, 1940 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 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.70°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra142.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha182.67°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra120.18°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani21.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:18 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:47
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:49 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:46 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:18 – 05:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841437.27
Julian Day2429902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.73°
🪷 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 (23.0253°), declination -2.67°, EoT 10.84 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: 1940-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)