पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 2108 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2165 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2030 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1515
Malayalam Era: 1284
Nanakshahi: 639
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.55°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra211.45°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha152.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.49°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra134.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani266.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:20 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:41
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:52 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:20 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:37 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:20 – 05:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5210
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902806.27
Julian Day2491271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.95°
🪷 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 (25.3724°), declination -5.88°, EoT 13.23 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: 2108-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)