पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 15, 1892 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1949 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1814 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1299
Malayalam Era: 1068
Nanakshahi: 423
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.80°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra115.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha185.94°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.38°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra137.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani164.13°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla05:56 – 07:23
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:56 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:04 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:31 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:04 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:56 (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 Year4994
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823921.27
Julian Day2412386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.33°
🪷 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 (22.3553°), declination -8.63°, EoT 14.86 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: 1892-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)