पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 10, 1986 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.78°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra255.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha194.90°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati321.52°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra206.45°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani222.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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)12:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:28
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 Kāla10:17 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:40 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:49
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:36 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858248.27
Julian Day2446713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.63°
🪷 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 (23.6682°), declination -6.47°, 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: 1986-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)