पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 28, 2079 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 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2136 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2001 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1486
Malayalam Era: 1255
Nanakshahi: 610
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.14°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra194.14°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.83°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha183.45°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.94°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra113.11°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani271.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:48
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:18
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:48 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:48 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5181
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1892204.27
Julian Day2480669.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.42°
🪷 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 (24.9669°), declination -2.03°, EoT 10.18 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: 2079-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)