पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 4, 2042 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.51°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra50.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.26°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha148.10°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra188.23°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani190.70°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla05:51 – 07:19
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:51 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:44 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:41 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:44 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878696.27
Julian Day2467161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4503°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.74°
🪷 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 (24.4503°), declination -4.34°, EoT 12.10 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: 2042-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)