पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 21, 1930 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी पूजा · Lakṣmī Pūjā (Diwali main day)Pan-Hindu
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।

"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1987 Subhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1852 Pramoda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1337

Malayalam Era: 1106

Nanakshahi: 461

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	184.03°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	172.47°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	98.35°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	173.58°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	87.85°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	222.91°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	254.10°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:34 – 16:00
Yamaganda	08:50 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:42 – 13:08
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:50 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:08 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:34 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:00 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:26 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:00 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:34 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:42 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:50 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:24 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837805.27
Julian Day	2426270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	350.20°

🪷 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 (22.8864°), declination -10.37°, 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: 1930-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)