पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 29, 1916 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.87°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra183.77°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.24°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha177.18°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.37°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra118.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani96.74°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:48
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:48
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:48 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:17 – 17:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:47 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832670.27
Julian Day2421135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.75°
🪷 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 (22.6900°), declination -2.21°, EoT 10.52 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: 1916-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)