पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 1975 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.42 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।

"2.42 Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.57°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	276.93°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.61°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	168.67°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	356.19°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	132.27°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	98.56°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla	17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:22 – 08:49
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla	13:11 – 14:38
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:54 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:44 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:11 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:38 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:06 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:33 – 19:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:06 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:38 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:22 – 05:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854233.27
Julian Day	2442698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	98.90°

🪷 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 (23.5147°), declination -7.47°, EoT 14.44 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: 1975-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)