पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 1896 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	178.79°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	273.84°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.00°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	170.02°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	131.14°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	205.87°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	206.78°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:43 – 13:10
Yamaganda	07:22 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla	10:16 – 11:43
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:55 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:10 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:37 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:04 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:31 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:04 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:37 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:22 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825381.27
Julian Day	2413846.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.00°

🪷 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 (22.4112°), declination -8.27°, EoT 14.65 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: 1896-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)