पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 2109 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।
"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.15°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra184.13°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha191.91°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra228.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani277.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:33
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:17
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:01 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:33 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:58 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:58 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:33 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5211
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1903187.27
Julian Day2491652.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.20°
🪷 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 (25.3870°), declination -11.66°, EoT 16.15 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: 2109-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)