पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 22, 1887 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.41 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्।

आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।।4.41।।
"4.41 But the man who has renounced his action for meditation, who has cleft his doubt in twain by the sword of wisdom, who remains always enthroned in his Self, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1944 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1809 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1294
Malayalam Era: 1063
Nanakshahi: 418
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.05°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra255.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha210.99°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.24°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra151.08°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani104.40°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:25
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:34 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:59 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:25 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:59 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:34 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:25 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4989
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822101.27
Julian Day2410566.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.76°
🪷 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 (22.2857°), declination -10.88°, EoT 15.95 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: 1887-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)