पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 10, 1998 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।

"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	143.31°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	12.78°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	109.10°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	129.59°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	330.03°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	130.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	9.18°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:28 – 15:01
Yamaganda	05:41 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:21
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:41 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:21 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:54 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:28 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:01 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:34 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:08 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:34 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:01 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:28 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:54 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:21 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:14 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862601.27
Julian Day	2451066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.70°

🪷 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 (23.8347°), declination 5.08°, EoT 3.65 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: 1998-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)