पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 21, 1929 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1986 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1336
Malayalam Era: 1105
Nanakshahi: 460
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.29°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra37.09°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.07°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha167.47°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.16°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra159.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani243.54°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:50
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:34
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:59 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:34 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:34 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 05:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5031
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837440.27
Julian Day2425905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.40°
🪷 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 (22.8724°), declination -10.46°, EoT 15.83 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: 1929-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)