पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 27, 1954 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।
"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.18°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra160.23°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha184.76°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati92.82°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra204.95°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani194.66°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:17 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 14:49
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:47 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:49 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:17 – 05:47 (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 Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846547.27
Julian Day2435012.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.62°
🪷 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 (23.2207°), declination -1.35°, EoT 9.84 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: 1954-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)