पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 2092 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2149 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 2014 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1499
Malayalam Era: 1268
Nanakshahi: 623
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.48°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra153.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.63°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha197.15°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra159.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani87.76°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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)03:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 09 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 Kāla14:31 – 15:55
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:06
Varjyam06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:04 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:53 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:55 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:55 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:53 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 06:04 (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 Year5194
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1896983.27
Julian Day2485448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.64°
🪷 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 (25.1497°), declination -13.40°, 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: 2092-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)