पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 10, 2071 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.53 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।

समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि।।2.53।।
"2.53 When the intellect, bewildered by the multiplicity of holy scripts, stands unperturbed in blissful contemplation of the Infinite, then hast thou attained Spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2128 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1993 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1478
Malayalam Era: 1247
Nanakshahi: 602
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.00°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra1.74°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.11°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha188.27°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.92°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra124.73°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani186.79°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla05:53 – 07:21
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 Kāla05:53 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:49 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:44 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:40 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:08 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:35 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:08 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:40 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:44 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:49 – 04:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:21 – 05:53 (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 Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5173
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889294.27
Julian Day2477759.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8556°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.49°
🪷 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 (24.8556°), declination -6.62°, EoT 13.74 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: 2071-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)