पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 12, 1977 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra128.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha134.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati69.61°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra113.99°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani120.51°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:15 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 15:00
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:42 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:33 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:33 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:15 – 05:42 (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 Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854933.27
Julian Day2443398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5414°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.35°
🪷 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 (23.5414°), declination 4.29°, EoT 4.38 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: 1977-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)