पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 2094 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.49 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।

बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।

"2.49 Physical action is far inferior to an intellect concentrated on the Divine. Have recourse then to Pure Intelligence. It is only the petty-minded who work for reward." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2151 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 2016 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1501

Malayalam Era: 1270

Nanakshahi: 625

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.03°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	268.10°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	138.70°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	160.02°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	9.96°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	181.82°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	113.69°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:02 – 17:29
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla	14:36 – 16:02
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:57 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:24 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:09 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:36 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:02 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:29 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:02 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:36 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:09 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:24 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5196
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1897702.27
Julian Day	2486167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.1772°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.95°

🪷 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 (25.1772°), declination -9.39°, EoT 15.23 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: 2094-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)