पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 18, 2109 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2166 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 2031 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1516
Malayalam Era: 1285
Nanakshahi: 640
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.19°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra99.64°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha182.21°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.49°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra223.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani277.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:35 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:50
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:35 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:02 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:28 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:02 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:35 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:57 (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 Year5211
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1903181.27
Julian Day2491646.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.84°
🪷 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 (25.3867°), declination -9.52°, EoT 15.40 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: 2109-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)