पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 21, 1996 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.27 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्।।1.27।।

"1.27 Fathers-in-law and benefactors, arrayed on both sides. Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.53°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	251.93°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.19°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	147.93°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.56°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	111.34°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	340.56°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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)	13:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:19
Yamaganda	13:22 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla	05:45 – 07:17
Varjyam	06:16 – 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 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:50 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:22 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:53 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:24 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:55 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:24 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:53 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:22 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:50 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:17 – 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	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861882.27
Julian Day	2450347.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8072°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	100.01°

🪷 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 (23.8072°), declination 0.66°, EoT 7.71 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: 1996-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)