पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 29, 2107 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।
"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1514
Malayalam Era: 1283
Nanakshahi: 638
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra305.02°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha166.98°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra177.26°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani254.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:18
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:48 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:17 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:17 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:48 (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 Year5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902431.27
Julian Day2490896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.71°
🪷 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 (25.3581°), declination -2.12°, EoT 10.52 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: 2107-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)