पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय नवमी — Akṣaya Navamī (Āmlā Navamī)
Worship of Āmlā tree; equivalent merit to Akṣaya Tṛtīyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.21 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।

स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते।।5.21।।
"5.21 He finds happiness in his own Self, and enjoys eternal bliss, whose heart does not yearn for the contacts of earth and whose Self is one with the Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.13°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra285.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha204.24°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.39°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra139.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani58.23°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:51
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:01 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:58 – 17:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:23 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:58 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 06:01 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874698.27
Julian Day2463163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.63°
🪷 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 (24.2974°), declination -11.62°, EoT 16.15 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: 2031-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)