पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.36 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।
"10.36 I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.98°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra198.43°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.28°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha196.46°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra143.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani271.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:02 – 17:28
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 16:02
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · 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 Udveg05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:24 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:09 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:35 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:02 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:02 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:35 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:09 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:24 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870675.27
Julian Day2459140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.04°
🪷 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 (24.1435°), declination -9.72°, EoT 15.40 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: 2020-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)