पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 1964 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.34 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्।

तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम्।।6.34।।
"6.34 My Lord! Verily, the mind is fickle and turbulent, obstinate and strong, yea extremely difficult as the wind to control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.52°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra119.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.32°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha155.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.96°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra122.93°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani306.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:48
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:50 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:44 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:50 (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 Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850205.27
Julian Day2438670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3606°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.15°
🪷 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 (23.3606°), declination -3.52°, EoT 11.48 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: 1964-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)