पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 1890 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1947 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1812 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1297
Malayalam Era: 1066
Nanakshahi: 421
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.27°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra301.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.88°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha173.23°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra231.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani142.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:08 – 14:33
Yamaganda06:00 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:17
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

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)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Śubha06:00 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:08 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:33 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:59 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:24 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:59 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:33 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 06:00 (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 Year4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823198.27
Julian Day2411663.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3277°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.84°
🪷 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 (22.3277°), declination -11.33°, EoT 16.06 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: 1890-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)