पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 2096 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.52 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति।

तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च।।2.52।।
"2.52 When thy reason has crossed the entanglements of illusion, then shalt thou become indifferent both to the philosophies thou hast heard and to those thou mayest yet hear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1503
Malayalam Era: 1272
Nanakshahi: 627
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra191.58°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha137.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.07°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra185.19°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani134.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:22 – 14:53
Yamaganda05:46 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:19
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
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: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Śubha05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:25 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:56 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:25 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:17 – 05:46 (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 Year5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898406.27
Julian Day2486871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.73°
🪷 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 (25.2041°), declination 0.74°, EoT 7.35 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: 2096-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)