पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 2159 CE

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अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 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 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2216 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2081 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1566
Malayalam Era: 1335
Nanakshahi: 690
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.33°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra326.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha165.31°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.19°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra139.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani183.66°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 06 Secs

✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:00
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 Kāla11:42 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 Labha06:00 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:23 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:26 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

🌐 Coordinates

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

🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga

These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).

Kali Year5261 · Kali-5261
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1921449.27 · 5260.7 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight
Julian Day2509914.770833 · universal astronomical day-count
Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri)26.0854° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.68° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 12/30)
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (26.0854°) · declination -11.62° · EoT 16.15 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2159-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)