पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 1906 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.14 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः।

यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।
"3.14 All creatures are the product of food, food is the product of rain, rain comes by sacrifice, and sacrifice is the noblest form of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1963 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1828 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1313
Malayalam Era: 1082
Nanakshahi: 437
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.18°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra256.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha205.32°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.70°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra228.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani317.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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)11:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 15:59
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:08
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:59 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:08 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:59 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:25 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:59 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 05:59 (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 Year5008
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829041.27
Julian Day2417506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5512°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.11°
🪷 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 (22.5512°), declination -11.02°, EoT 16.06 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: 1906-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)