पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 5, 2000 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.53 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।

समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि।।2.53।।

"2.53 When the intellect, bewildered by the multiplicity of holy scripts, stands unperturbed in blissful contemplation of the Infinite, then hast thou attained Spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1407

Malayalam Era: 1176

Nanakshahi: 531

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	168.25°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	253.72°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	137.42°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	193.68°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.28°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	198.84°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	36.59°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:14 – 14:43
Yamaganda	05:51 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:17
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:51 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:17 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:46 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:14 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:43 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:12 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:40 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:12 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:43 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:14 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:17 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:20 – 05:51 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863357.27
Julian Day	2451822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.91°

🪷 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 (23.8636°), declination -4.79°, EoT 12.39 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: 2000-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)