पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.60 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।
"18.60 O Arjuna! Thy duty binds thee. From thine own nature has it arisen, and that which in thy delusion thou desire not to do, that very thing thou shalt do. Thou art helpless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra313.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.75°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha168.88°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.22°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra128.11°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani15.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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)16:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:20
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 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
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 Labha05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 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 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 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 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 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 Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852023.27
Julian Day2440488.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.03°
🪷 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 (23.4301°), declination -0.33°, 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: 1969-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)