पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 9, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.09°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra293.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.73°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha14.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra16.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani155.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:51
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:42 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:42 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866830.27
Julian Day2455295.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9965°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.08°
🪷 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 (23.9965°), declination 7.47°, EoT -1.90 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: 2010-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)