पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 1947 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 10.5 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।

भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः।।10.5।।
"10.5 Harmlessness, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame and failure, all these, the characteristics of beings, spring from Me only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1354
Malayalam Era: 1123
Nanakshahi: 478
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.74°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra160.09°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.39°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha201.47°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra186.98°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani117.41°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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)04:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:21 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:38
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:54 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:38 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:06 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:33 – 19:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:06 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:38 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:21 – 05:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844006.27
Julian Day2432471.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.02°
🪷 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 (23.1235°), declination -7.39°, 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: 1947-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)