पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 19, 1911 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1968 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1833 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1318
Malayalam Era: 1087
Nanakshahi: 442
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.92°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra144.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha179.73°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.37°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra144.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani26.87°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:35
Yamaganda05:57 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:16
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:57 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:09 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:28 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:09 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:23 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5013
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1830863.27
Julian Day2419328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.40°
🪷 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 (22.6208°), declination -9.51°, EoT 15.55 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: 1911-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)