पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 30, 1916 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।

"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1323

Malayalam Era: 1092

Nanakshahi: 447

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	193.60°	Tulā	Svātī P3
चन्द्र Candra	234.84°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.22°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	179.66°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	7.41°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	153.77°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	98.35°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:34 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:29 – 08:53
Yamaganda	10:17 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla	13:06 – 14:30
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:04 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:29 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:53 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:06 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:30 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:55 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:19 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:55 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:30 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:06 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:17 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:53 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:29 – 06:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1832701.27
Julian Day	2421166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	39.79°

🪷 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 (22.6911°), declination -13.62°, EoT 16.45 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: 1916-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)