पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 9, 2074 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।

"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2131 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1996 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1481

Malayalam Era: 1250

Nanakshahi: 605

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	171.24°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	35.02°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	207.29°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	159.90°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	129.22°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	171.08°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	218.03°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:40 – 16:08
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:45 – 13:13
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:53 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:45 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:13 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:40 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:08 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:36 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:08 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:40 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:13 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:45 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:21 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5176
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1890389.27
Julian Day	2478854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.17°

🪷 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 (24.8975°), declination -6.35°, EoT 13.49 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: 2074-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)