पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 1958 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra294.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha148.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.41°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra145.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani237.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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)15:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:58
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 Kāla11:49 – 13:20
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:49
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848005.27
Julian Day2436470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.33°
🪷 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 (23.2765°), declination -0.19°, 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: 1958-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)