पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 1986 CE

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BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।

"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	182.69°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	28.12°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	282.75°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
बुध Budha	207.24°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	320.73°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	206.68°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	223.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:24 – 08:50
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla	13:08 – 14:35
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:58 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:08 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:35 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:01 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:27 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:01 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:35 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:24 – 05:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858258.27
Julian Day	2446723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	208.23°

🪷 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 (23.6686°), declination -10.17°, EoT 15.70 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: 1986-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)