पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 1994 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.08°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra335.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.82°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha178.39°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.35°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra195.72°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani313.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:22
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:57 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:16 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861150.27
Julian Day2449615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.05°
🪷 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 (23.7792°), declination 1.25°, EoT 7.35 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: 1994-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)