पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 21, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra183.72°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala81.94°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha152.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani151.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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)08:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:17 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:53
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 Amṛta05:45 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:17 – 05:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866630.27
Julian Day2455095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9888°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.50°
🪷 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 (23.9888°), declination 0.72°, 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: 2009-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)