पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.5 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्

श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके।

हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव

भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्।।2.5।।
"2.5 Rather would I content myself with a beggar's crust that kill these teachers of mine, these precious noble souls! To slay these masters who are my benefactors would be to stain the sweetness of life's pleasures with their blood." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.20°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra188.56°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.01°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha212.68°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra209.66°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani260.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 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: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:03 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 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 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:20 – 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 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870319.27
Julian Day2458784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.65°
🪷 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 (24.1299°), declination -12.96°, 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: 2019-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)