पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 1928 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.32 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Kālo 'smi Loka-Kṣaya-Kṛt · I am Time, the Destroyer
श्री भगवानुवाच

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो

लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः।

ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे

येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः।।11.32।।
"11.32 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have shown myself to thee as the Destroyer who lays waste the world and whose purpose is destruction. In spite of thy efforts, all these warriors gathered for battle shall not escape death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.62°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra144.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.18°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha197.83°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra202.59°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani232.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:39
Yamaganda05:53 – 07:21
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:16
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

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) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Śubha05:53 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:39 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:39 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:21 – 05:53 (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 Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837065.27
Julian Day2425530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.57°
🪷 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 (22.8581°), declination -6.86°, EoT 13.99 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: 1928-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)