पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 9, 1948 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra218.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.20°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha165.57°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra98.01°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani125.88°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 15:02
Yamaganda05:41 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:21
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 Śubha05:41 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:09 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:14 – 05:41 (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 Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844338.27
Julian Day2432803.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1362°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.36°
🪷 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 (23.1362°), declination 5.42°, EoT 3.28 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: 1948-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)