पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 2051 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2108 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1973 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1458
Malayalam Era: 1227
Nanakshahi: 582
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra12.06°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha157.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra167.94°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani289.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla05:46 – 07:17
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:46 (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 Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5153
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1881972.27
Julian Day2470437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.06°
🪷 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 (24.5756°), declination 0.00°, EoT 8.44 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: 2051-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)