पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 4, 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 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.29°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra144.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha183.89°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra164.65°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani260.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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)04:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 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 Kāla14:44 – 16:12
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 13:15
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:51 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:44 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:12 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:41 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:12 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:44 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:46 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:20 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5180
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891845.27
Julian Day2480310.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.46°
🪷 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 (24.9532°), declination -4.45°, 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: 2078-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)