पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 2107 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.25 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम्।मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते।।18.25।।
"18.25 An action undertaken through delusion, and with no regard to the spiritual issues involved, or the real capacity of the doer, or to the injury which may follow, such an act may be assumed to be the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1514
Malayalam Era: 1283
Nanakshahi: 638
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.64°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra325.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.92°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha172.60°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.20°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra213.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani256.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:52
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:27 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:06 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:27 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902460.27
Julian Day2490925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.48°
🪷 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 (25.3592°), declination -12.85°, 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: 2107-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)