पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 8, 1967 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.14 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।18.14।।
"18.14 They are a body, a personality, physical organs, their manifold activity and destiny." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2024 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1889 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1374
Malayalam Era: 1143
Nanakshahi: 498
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra190.44°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha154.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.16°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra127.61°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani348.09°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:48
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:40 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:10 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:40 (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 Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851276.27
Julian Day2439741.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.35°
🪷 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 (23.4016°), declination 6.02°, EoT 2.92 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: 1967-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)