पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 1915 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।

"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1972 Vibhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1837 Rākṣasa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1322

Malayalam Era: 1091

Nanakshahi: 446

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.95°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	217.74°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.80°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	195.65°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	328.49°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	183.90°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	84.21°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:39 – 16:07
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:44 – 13:12
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:53 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:12 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:39 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:07 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:34 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:07 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:39 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:12 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:44 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:21 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1832317.27
Julian Day	2420782.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	40.34°

🪷 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 (22.6765°), declination -6.92°, EoT 14.22 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: 1915-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)