पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 31, 2028 CE

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

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.89°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra347.76°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha181.03°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.07°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra159.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani13.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:54
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:06
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:05 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:54 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:54 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:54 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:54 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873610.27
Julian Day2462075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2558°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.87°
🪷 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 (24.2558°), declination -14.22°, EoT 16.45 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: 2028-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)