पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 1904 CE

🪷 आज: शरद पूर्णिमा — Śarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā
Krishna's Mahā-rāsa with the gopīs at Vṛndāvana. Lakṣmī wakes ("ko jāgartti?")

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.28 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत।

अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना।।2.28।।
"2.28 The end and the beginning of beings are unknown. We see only the intervening formations. Then what cause is there for grief?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1961 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1311
Malayalam Era: 1080
Nanakshahi: 435
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra330.37°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.12°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha145.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.09°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra180.39°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani293.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 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 Kāla08:48 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:20 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla05:46 – 07:17
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:46 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828282.27
Julian Day2416747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5221°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)172.56°
🪷 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 (22.5221°), declination -0.22°, 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: 1904-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)