पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 22, 1947 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।

"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit

Bengali Saṁvat: 1354

Malayalam Era: 1123

Nanakshahi: 478

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	155.08°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	242.85°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	92.29°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	173.79°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	212.26°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	160.81°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	115.34°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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)	12:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:16 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:19 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla	13:21 – 14:53
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:45 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:50 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:21 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:53 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:24 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:55 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:24 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:53 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:21 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:16 – 05:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843985.27
Julian Day	2432450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	87.37°

🪷 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 (23.1227°), declination 0.72°, 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: 1947-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)