पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 22, 1975 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2032 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1897 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1382
Malayalam Era: 1151
Nanakshahi: 506
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.90°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra351.73°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha180.21°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.87°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra122.48°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani97.01°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:16 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:52
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:45 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:16 – 05:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854212.27
Julian Day2442677.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5139°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.85°
🪷 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 (23.5139°), declination 0.63°, EoT 8.08 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: 1975-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)