पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 22, 1979 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1386
Malayalam Era: 1155
Nanakshahi: 510
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra161.79°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.00°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha162.34°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.71°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra162.62°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani144.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla05:45 – 07:16
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 Kāla05:45 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:24 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:24 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:16 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855673.27
Julian Day2444138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5697°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.13°
🪷 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 (23.5697°), declination 0.62°, EoT 8.08 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: 1979-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)