पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 2087 CE

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BG 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।

"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2144 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 2009 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1494

Malayalam Era: 1263

Nanakshahi: 618

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	169.93°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	295.98°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	187.25°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	165.58°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	156.85°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	122.50°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	16.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:45 – 13:13
Yamaganda	07:21 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:45
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:52 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:49 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:45 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:41 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:09 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:37 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:09 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:41 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:13 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:45 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:21 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5189
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1895136.27
Julian Day	2483601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.0791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	127.95°

🪷 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 (25.0791°), declination -5.91°, EoT 13.23 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: 2087-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)