पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 1915 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।

"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.15'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.91°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	288.60°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.48°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	193.08°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	328.00°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	190.14°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	84.36°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:03 – 17:30
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla	14:36 – 16:03
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:56 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:23 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:10 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:36 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:03 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:30 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:03 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:36 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:10 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:23 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1832322.27
Julian Day	2420787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	107.12°

🪷 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 (22.6767°), declination -8.79°, EoT 15.23 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: 1915-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)