पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.79°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra260.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.76°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha170.79°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.97°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra204.64°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani206.67°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:38 – 16:05
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:11
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:55 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:38 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:32 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:38 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825380.27
Julian Day2413845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.86°
🪷 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 (22.4111°), declination -7.90°, EoT 14.44 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: 1896-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)