पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।
"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.9'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.99°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra319.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.16°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha148.10°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra139.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani152.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:48
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:50 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:44 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:50 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866641.27
Julian Day2455106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9892°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.34°
🪷 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 (23.9892°), declination -3.56°, EoT 11.48 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: 2009-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)