पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 15, 2054 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.30°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra338.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.61°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha163.72°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra177.02°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani326.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:10 – 14:37
Yamaganda05:56 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:16
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:56 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:04 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:31 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:04 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:10 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:23 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5156
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883090.27
Julian Day2471555.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.23°
🪷 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 -8.54°, EoT 14.86 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: 2054-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)