पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.37 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।

स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
"1.37 We are worthy of a nobler feat than to slaughter our relatives - the sons of Dhritarashtra; for, my Lord, how can we be happy of we kill our kinsmen?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.34°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra34.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.26°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha146.87°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra122.69°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani339.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:15
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:16
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:49 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:15 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:45 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861892.27
Julian Day2450357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8076°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.49°
🪷 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 (23.8076°), declination -3.23°, EoT 11.17 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: 1996-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)