पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 7, 2046 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।

"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2103 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1968 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1453

Malayalam Era: 1222

Nanakshahi: 577

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	169.44°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	261.49°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	235.08°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	194.25°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	349.54°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शुक्र Śukra	166.57°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	232.98°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:10 – 17:38
Yamaganda	11:45 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla	14:42 – 16:10
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:52 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:20 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:45 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:13 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:42 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:10 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:38 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:10 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:42 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:13 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:20 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5148
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1880160.27
Julian Day	2468625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.21°

🪷 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 (24.5063°), declination -5.50°, EoT 12.96 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: 2046-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)