पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 15, 1896 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।

"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.57'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.78°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	286.54°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.24°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	169.40°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	131.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	207.11°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	206.89°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:10 – 14:37
Yamaganda	05:56 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla	08:50 – 10:16
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:56 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:16 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:43 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:37 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:04 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:30 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:04 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:37 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:10 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:16 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:23 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825382.27
Julian Day	2413847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	103.90°

🪷 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 -8.64°, 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: 1896-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)