पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 16, 2057 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।

"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2114 Vikṛti

Śaka Saṁvat: 1979 Īśvara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1464

Malayalam Era: 1233

Nanakshahi: 588

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	149.03°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	5.11°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	183.59°	Tulā	Citrā P4
बुध Budha	136.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	315.59°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	122.87°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	10.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:29 – 18:01
Yamaganda	11:52 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla	14:56 – 16:29
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

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 Udveg	05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:16 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:20 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:52 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:24 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:56 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:29 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:01 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:29 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:56 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:24 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:52 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:16 – 05:44 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5159
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1884157.27
Julian Day	2472622.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.6591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.75°

🪷 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 (24.6591°), declination 2.50°, EoT 5.87 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: 2057-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)