पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 26, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.92°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra217.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.11°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha159.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra150.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani8.32°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:19 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla05:47 – 07:17
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:47 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:19 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:50 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:19 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862617.27
Julian Day2451082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.31°
🪷 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 (23.8353°), declination -1.10°, EoT 9.50 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: 1998-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)