पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 14, 1894 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।
"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.81°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra315.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha159.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati72.22°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra130.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani182.20°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:48
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:43 (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 Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824620.27
Julian Day2413085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.35°
🪷 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 (22.3821°), declination 3.49°, EoT 5.13 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: 1894-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)