पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 11, 2006 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।

"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

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)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	144.23°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	10.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	157.81°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	152.71°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	201.72°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	131.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	115.06°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:15 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:21 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:27 – 15:00
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

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 Amṛta	05:42 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:21 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:27 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:00 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:34 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:07 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:34 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:00 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:27 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:21 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:15 – 05:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865524.27
Julian Day	2453989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9465°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	223.32°

🪷 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 (23.9465°), declination 4.67°, EoT 4.01 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: 2006-09-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)