पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 1916 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।

"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1323

Malayalam Era: 1092

Nanakshahi: 447

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.83°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	210.78°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	203.62°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	175.45°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	11.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	120.93°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	96.89°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 55 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	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:15 – 17:45
Yamaganda	11:47 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla	14:46 – 16:15
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · 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 Udveg	05:49 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:18 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:47 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:16 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:46 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:15 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:45 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:15 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:46 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:16 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:18 – 05:49 (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 Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1832672.27
Julian Day	2421137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.09°

🪷 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 (22.6900°), declination -2.98°, EoT 11.17 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: 1916-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)