पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 1970 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 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2027 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1892 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1377
Malayalam Era: 1146
Nanakshahi: 501
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.01°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra168.86°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha146.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.41°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra205.82°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani29.01°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:16 – 14:46
Yamaganda05:49 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:17
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 Śubha05:49 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:46 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:16 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:45 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:16 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:46 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:49 (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 Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852395.27
Julian Day2440860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.57°
🪷 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 (23.4444°), declination -2.96°, EoT 11.17 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: 1970-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)