पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 28, 2115 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2172 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 2037 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1522
Malayalam Era: 1291
Nanakshahi: 646
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra272.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha140.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra176.44°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani356.14°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla05:48 – 07:18
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 Kāla05:48 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:48 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:48 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:48 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:48 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:48 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:18 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5217
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1905352.27
Julian Day2493817.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4698°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.11°
🪷 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 (25.4698°), declination -1.75°, EoT 10.18 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: 2115-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)