पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.21 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्।

वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।।
"6.21 When he enjoys the Bliss which passes sense, and which only the Pure Intellect can grasp, when he comes to rest within his own highest Self, never again will he stray from reality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.21'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.61°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra231.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.34°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha170.73°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.88°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra198.94°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani164.84°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:39 – 16:06
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:11
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:54 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:39 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:06 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:06 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:39 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867016.27
Julian Day2455481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.38°
🪷 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 (24.0036°), declination -7.29°, EoT 14.22 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: 2010-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)