पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 1904 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।

"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.46'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.76°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	214.28°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.25°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	163.62°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	4.89°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	202.58°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	293.21°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:44 – 13:11
Yamaganda	07:21 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla	10:16 – 11:44
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:54 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:44 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:11 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:39 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:06 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:34 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:06 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:39 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:11 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:44 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:21 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1828300.27
Julian Day	2416765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.85°

🪷 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 -7.17°, EoT 14.22 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: 1904-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)