पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 25, 1985 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.15 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः।

अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः।।5.15।।
"5.15 The Lord does not accept responsibility for any man's sin or merit. Men are deluded because in them wisdom is submerged in ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2042 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1392
Malayalam Era: 1161
Nanakshahi: 516
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra292.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha160.23°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra130.15°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani210.30°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:20
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:49
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:47 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:21 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:51 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:21 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857868.27
Julian Day2446333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6537°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.26°
🪷 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 (23.6537°), declination -0.77°, EoT 9.15 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: 1985-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)