पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 2105 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.7 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु।।17.7।।

"17.7 The food which men enjoy is also threefold, like the ways of sacrifice, austerity and almsgiving. Listen to the distinction." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2162 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 2027 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1512

Malayalam Era: 1281

Nanakshahi: 636

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.28°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	205.17°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	101.79°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	196.06°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	335.43°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	155.13°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	233.79°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:07 – 17:35
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:39 – 16:07
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:54 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:21 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:39 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:07 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:35 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:07 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:39 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:21 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901713.27
Julian Day	2490178.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3306°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.13°

🪷 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 (25.3306°), declination -6.91°, EoT 13.99 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: 2105-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)