पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 25, 1931 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra318.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.23°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha142.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra163.61°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani264.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:21
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:47
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:46 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:21 – 17:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:52 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:21 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:46 (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 Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838144.27
Julian Day2426609.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.21°
🪷 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 (22.8993°), declination -0.40°, EoT 9.15 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: 1931-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)