पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 2021 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।

"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.76°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	278.25°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	174.49°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	167.74°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.18°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	222.74°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	282.76°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:10 – 14:38
Yamaganda	05:55 – 07:22
Gulika Kāla	08:49 – 10:16
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:55 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:16 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:43 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:10 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:38 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:05 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:32 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:05 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:38 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:10 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:16 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:22 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871036.27
Julian Day	2459501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	99.56°

🪷 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 (24.1573°), declination -8.16°, EoT 14.65 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: 2021-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)