पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 2105 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।

"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.13'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	178.22°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	276.63°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	105.15°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	201.34°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	334.72°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	162.61°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	234.25°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:09 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla	05:57 – 07:23
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:57 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:43 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:09 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:36 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:03 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:29 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:03 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:36 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:50 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:23 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901719.27
Julian Day	2490184.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	101.67°

🪷 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 (25.3308°), declination -9.14°, EoT 15.23 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: 2105-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)