पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 13, 1977 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-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: 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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	146.60°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	142.17°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.06°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	134.01°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	69.74°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	115.19°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	120.63°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:59 – 16:32
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	11:53 – 13:26
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:42 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:53 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:26 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:59 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:32 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:04 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:32 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:59 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:26 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:53 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:15 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854934.27
Julian Day	2443399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	354.54°

🪷 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 (23.5415°), declination 3.91°, EoT 4.75 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: 1977-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)