पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 1886 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.29 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्।न हिनस्त्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम्।।13.29।।

"13.29 Beholding the Lord in all things equally, his actions do not mar his spiritual life but lead him to the height of Bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1943 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1808 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1293

Malayalam Era: 1062

Nanakshahi: 417

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	208.27°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	216.11°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	169.27°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	174.06°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	151.20°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	90.03°	Karka	Punarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:47
Yamaganda	14:46 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla	07:19 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:49 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:47 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:16 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:46 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:15 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:45 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:15 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:46 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:19 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4988
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1821715.27
Julian Day	2410180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.2710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.09°

🪷 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 (22.2710°), declination -3.09°, EoT 11.17 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: 1886-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)