पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 4, 2062 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2119 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1984 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1469
Malayalam Era: 1238
Nanakshahi: 593
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.39°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra182.36°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.50°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha148.61°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.53°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra163.72°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani79.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:19 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:46
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:51 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:13 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:41 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:13 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:19 – 05:51 (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 Year5164
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1886001.27
Julian Day2474466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.75°
🪷 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 (24.7297°), declination -4.40°, EoT 12.10 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: 2062-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)