पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 26, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.14 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।

माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः।।1.14।।
"1.14 Then seated in their spacious war chariot, yoked with white horses, Lord Shri Krishna and Arjuna sounded their divine shells." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.02°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra17.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha175.95°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.14°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra167.51°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani12.79°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:22
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:07
Gulika Kāla14:32 – 15:57
Varjyam06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:02 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:27 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:07 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:32 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:57 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:22 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:57 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:32 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:07 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:27 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852055.27
Julian Day2440520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4314°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.37°
🪷 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 (23.4314°), declination -12.32°, EoT 16.30 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: 1969-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)