पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 8, 2096 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।

"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1503

Malayalam Era: 1272

Nanakshahi: 627

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	141.26°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	32.92°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	126.65°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	122.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.30°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	170.69°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	133.47°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:29 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla	05:41 – 07:15
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:41 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:55 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:29 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:02 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:36 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:09 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:36 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:02 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:29 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:55 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:15 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898394.27
Julian Day	2486859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	249.93°

🪷 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 (25.2037°), declination 5.34°, EoT 2.92 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: 2096-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)