पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 19, 1896 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 18.31 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।
"18.31 The intellect which does not understand what is right and what is wrong, and what should be done and what not, is under the sway of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra301.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.14°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha181.49°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.35°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra175.01°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani204.25°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla05:45 – 07:16
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Kāla05:45 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:16 – 05:45 (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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825356.27
Julian Day2413821.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4102°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.89°
🪷 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 (22.4102°), declination 1.36°, EoT 6.98 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: 1896-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)