पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 26, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra118.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.41°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha178.84°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra188.26°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani140.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī 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)02:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 38 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 Kāla10:18 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:48
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:47 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:19 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:19 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866270.27
Julian Day2454735.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.01°
🪷 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 (23.9750°), declination -1.32°, 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: 2008-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)