पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 2042 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.41°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra152.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.84°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha158.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra185.24°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani191.62°TulāSvātī 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)04:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:08
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 Kāla16:06 – 17:34
Yamaganda11:44 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 16:06
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:54 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:44 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:06 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:34 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:06 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878704.27
Julian Day2467169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4506°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.30°
🪷 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 (24.4506°), declination -7.39°, 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: 2042-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)