पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 22, 1990 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.47 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।18.47।।
"18.47 It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2047 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1912 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1397
Malayalam Era: 1166
Nanakshahi: 521
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.65°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra222.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha184.60°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.45°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra182.08°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani265.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:25 – 08:51
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:34
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:59 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:25 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:51 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:34 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:59 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:25 – 18:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:59 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:34 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:51 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:25 – 05:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5092
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859721.27
Julian Day2448186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.85°
🪷 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 (23.7246°), declination -10.90°, EoT 15.95 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: 1990-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)