पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 10, 1951 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1358
Malayalam Era: 1127
Nanakshahi: 482
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.75°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra289.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.62°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha170.71°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra133.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani163.84°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:12
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:44
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:53 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:40 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:08 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:36 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:08 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:40 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845464.27
Julian Day2433929.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.12°
🪷 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 (23.1793°), declination -6.27°, EoT 13.74 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: 1951-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)