पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 30, 1968 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।

"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	163.53°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	264.37°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	132.18°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	187.87°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	148.01°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	191.13°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	0.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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)	13:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:18 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:18 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:17 – 14:46
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:49 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:18 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:17 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:46 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:16 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:46 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:16 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:46 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:17 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:18 – 05:49 (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 Navamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851664.27
Julian Day	2440129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	99.54°

🪷 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 (23.4164°), declination -2.76°, 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: 1968-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)