पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.20 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।

यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति।।6.20।।
"6.20 There, where the whole nature is seen in the light of the Self, where the man abides within his Self and is satisfied there, its functions restrained by its union with the Divine, the mind finds rest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.62°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra217.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.64°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha168.98°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.99°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra199.07°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani164.72°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:21 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:39
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 Amṛta05:54 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:39 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:07 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:35 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:07 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:39 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:21 – 05:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867015.27
Julian Day2455480.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.17°
🪷 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 (24.0035°), declination -6.91°, EoT 13.99 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: 2010-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)