पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 27, 1961 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।

"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	190.07°	Tulā	Svātī P2
चन्द्र Candra	50.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	204.57°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	181.74°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	276.48°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	168.31°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	271.25°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:42
Yamaganda	14:31 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla	07:27 – 08:52
Varjyam	06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:02 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:27 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:52 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:31 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:56 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:21 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:56 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:31 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:52 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:27 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849134.27
Julian Day	2437599.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3196°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.07°

🪷 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 (23.3196°), declination -12.64°, EoT 16.36 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: 1961-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)