पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 30, 1897 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.19 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते।

रात्र्यागमेऽवशः पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे।।8.19।।

"8.19 The same multitude of beings, which have lived on earth so often, all are dissolved as the night of the universe approaches, to issue forth anew when morning breaks. Thus is it ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1304

Malayalam Era: 1073

Nanakshahi: 428

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.70°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	212.24°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	182.21°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	152.96°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	152.64°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	133.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	215.82°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:17 – 14:46
Yamaganda	05:49 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:18
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:49 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:18 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:47 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:17 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:46 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:16 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:46 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:16 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:46 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:17 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:47 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:18 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:19 – 05:49 (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 Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825732.27
Julian Day	2414197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.96°

🪷 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 (22.4246°), declination -2.83°, EoT 10.84 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: 1897-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)