पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 4, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra153.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.21°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha119.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.92°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra183.90°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani131.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:05
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:39 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:40 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:14 – 19:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:40 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:39 (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 Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855290.27
Julian Day2443755.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5551°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.38°
🪷 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 (23.5551°), declination 7.38°, EoT 1.50 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: 1978-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)