पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 22, 1943 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
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BG 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
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रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2000 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1350
Malayalam Era: 1119
Nanakshahi: 474
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.70°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra105.22°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha172.69°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.48°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra141.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani63.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:34 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 08:51
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:08 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:25 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842554.27
Julian Day2431019.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0680°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.08°
🪷 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 (23.0680°), declination -10.68°, EoT 15.95 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: 1943-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)