पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 2089 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 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2146 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2011 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1496
Malayalam Era: 1265
Nanakshahi: 620
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.36°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra270.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.77°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha170.58°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.18°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra156.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani45.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:11
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:44
Varjyam06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 Labha05:55 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:38 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:06 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:33 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:06 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:38 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:55 (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 + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5191
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1895871.27
Julian Day2484336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1072°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.60°
🪷 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 (25.1072°), declination -7.62°, EoT 14.22 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: 2089-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)