पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 15, 1897 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra15.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.26°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha165.93°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.40°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra115.14°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:53
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:02 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:43 (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 Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825717.27
Julian Day2414182.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4240°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.22°
🪷 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 (22.4240°), declination 3.00°, EoT 5.50 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: 1897-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)