पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 1903 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra194.52°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha176.61°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.58°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra148.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani281.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:51
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:18
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:45 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:16 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:47 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:47 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:16 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827916.27
Julian Day2416381.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5081°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.75°
🪷 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 (22.5081°), declination 0.07°, EoT 8.79 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: 1903-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)