पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 25, 2078 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2135 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 2000 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1485
Malayalam Era: 1254
Nanakshahi: 609
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra23.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha170.11°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra153.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani260.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:51
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 16:20
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
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: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:47 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:20 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:51 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:20 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5180
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891836.27
Julian Day2480301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.85°
🪷 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 (24.9528°), declination -0.96°, EoT 9.15 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: 2078-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)