पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 1969 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.48°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	255.93°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	246.28°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	171.42°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	169.37°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	123.25°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	15.27°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:19
Yamaganda	13:22 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla	05:45 – 07:16
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Kāla	05:45 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:19 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:51 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:22 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:54 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:25 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:57 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:25 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:54 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:22 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:51 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:16 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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	5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852019.27
Julian Day	2440484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	104.14°

🪷 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 (23.4300°), declination 1.23°, EoT 7.35 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: 1969-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)