पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 21, 1975 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2032 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1897 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1382
Malayalam Era: 1151
Nanakshahi: 506
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.50°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra12.65°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.63°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha166.57°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati355.12°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra138.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani98.98°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 16:00
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:08
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:08 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:00 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:26 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:00 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:24 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854241.27
Julian Day2442706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5150°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.07°
🪷 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 (23.5150°), declination -10.41°, EoT 15.83 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: 1975-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)