पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 28, 1971 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।

"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

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)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	160.81°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	254.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	291.04°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	152.66°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	219.73°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	169.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	43.37°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:48 – 16:18
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla	11:48 – 13:18
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:48 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:18 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:48 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:18 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:48 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:18 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 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	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852757.27
Julian Day	2441222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	97.69°

🪷 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 (23.4582°), declination -1.70°, EoT 10.18 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: 1971-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)