पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 2076 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.19 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति।गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति।।14.19।।
"14.19 As soon as man understands that it is only the Qualities which act and nothing else, and perceives That which is beyond, he attains My divine nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2133 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1998 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1483
Malayalam Era: 1252
Nanakshahi: 607
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.58°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra192.68°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha199.49°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.24°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra158.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani240.53°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:06
Yamaganda07:28 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Varjyam06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Labha06:04 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:28 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:53 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:06 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:55 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:20 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:55 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:53 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:28 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5178
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891139.27
Julian Day2479604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9262°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.56°
🪷 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 (24.9262°), declination -13.36°, 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: 2076-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)