पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 1904 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.77°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra199.90°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha161.98°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.02°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra201.35°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani293.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:40 – 16:07
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:12
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Roga05:53 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:40 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:35 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:40 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828299.27
Julian Day2416764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.00°
🪷 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 (22.5228°), declination -6.79°, EoT 13.99 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: 1904-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)