पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 2054 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 4.42 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः।

छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत।।4.42।।
"4.42 Therefore, cleaving asunder with the sword of wisdom the doubts of the heart, which thine own ignorance has engendered, follow the Path of Wisdom and arise!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2111 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1976 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1461
Malayalam Era: 1230
Nanakshahi: 585
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.31°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra326.09°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.31°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha164.19°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra175.76°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani326.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:10
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:43
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:55 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:38 – 16:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:05 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:32 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:05 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:38 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5156
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883089.27
Julian Day2471554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.82°
🪷 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 (24.6183°), declination -8.17°, EoT 14.65 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: 2054-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)