पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 2108 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2165 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2030 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1515
Malayalam Era: 1284
Nanakshahi: 639
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra306.02°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.54°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha143.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.92°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra110.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani266.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:27
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:23
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:27 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:59 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:27 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:16 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5210
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902786.27
Julian Day2491251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.54°
🪷 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 (25.3716°), declination 1.86°, EoT 6.61 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: 2108-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)