पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 10, 1980 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 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.31°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra183.34°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha198.72°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra132.57°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani158.44°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:40 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:49
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:35 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856057.27
Julian Day2444522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5844°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.90°
🪷 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 (23.5844°), declination -6.64°, EoT 13.74 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: 1980-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)