पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 1936 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart

सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।

"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1993 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1343

Malayalam Era: 1112

Nanakshahi: 467

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.55°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	150.41°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	138.09°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	160.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	237.94°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	205.47°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	324.47°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla	17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:38 – 16:06
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:44 – 13:11
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:54 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:38 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:06 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:33 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:06 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:38 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:44 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:22 – 05:54 (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 Time

Kali Year	5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1839989.27
Julian Day	2428454.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.07°

🪷 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 (22.9699°), declination -7.64°, EoT 14.44 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: 1936-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)