पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 1950 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.5 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्

श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके।

हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव

भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्।।2.5।।
"2.5 Rather would I content myself with a beggar's crust that kill these teachers of mine, these precious noble souls! To slay these masters who are my benefactors would be to stain the sweetness of life's pleasures with their blood." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1357
Malayalam Era: 1126
Nanakshahi: 481
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra312.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha146.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra144.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani150.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:22 – 17:53
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla14:51 – 16:22
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · 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 Udveg05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:17 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:20 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:51 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:22 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:53 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:22 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:51 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:20 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:17 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845083.27
Julian Day2433548.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1647°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.38°
🪷 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 (23.1647°), declination -0.17°, EoT 8.79 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: 1950-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)