पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra234.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha178.77°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra189.32°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani97.83°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:22
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:51
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:45 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875760.27
Julian Day2464225.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3380°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.85°
🪷 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 (24.3380°), declination 1.12°, EoT 7.35 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: 2034-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)