पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 21, 1896 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।

"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	185.74°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	358.79°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.43°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	169.55°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	132.34°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	214.50°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	207.56°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:25 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla	17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:42 – 13:08
Yamaganda	07:25 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:42
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:59 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:08 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:34 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:00 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:25 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:00 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:34 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:51 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:25 – 05:59 (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 Pūrṇimā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825388.27
Julian Day	2413853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4115°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.51°

🪷 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 (22.4115°), declination -10.82°, EoT 15.83 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: 1896-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)