पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 1991 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2048 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1398
Malayalam Era: 1167
Nanakshahi: 522
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.37°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra70.61°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.06°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha205.58°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra144.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani276.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 08:52
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:06 – 14:31
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:03 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:52 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:06 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:06 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:52 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 06:03 (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 Year5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860092.27
Julian Day2448557.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7387°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.56°
🪷 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 (23.7387°), declination -12.89°, EoT 16.40 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: 1991-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)