पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 2096 CE

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BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।

"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.56'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.85°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	238.84°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	136.80°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	144.64°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.59°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	190.01°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	135.45°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:18 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:19 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla	13:20 – 14:50
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:47 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:19 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:49 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:20 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:50 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:21 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:51 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:21 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:50 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:20 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:49 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:18 – 05:47 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898410.27
Julian Day	2486875.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.23°

🪷 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 (25.2043°), declination -0.82°, EoT 8.79 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: 2096-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)