पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 1929 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1986 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1336
Malayalam Era: 1105
Nanakshahi: 460
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra27.05°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.07°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha181.31°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.34°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra124.96°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani241.87°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:17 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:52
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:54 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:17 – 05:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5031
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837412.27
Julian Day2425877.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.53°
🪷 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 (22.8713°), declination 0.19°, EoT 8.44 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: 1929-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)