पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 21, 1896 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।

"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.12°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	326.09°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	58.03°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	182.69°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	126.75°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	177.48°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	204.43°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:17 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:19 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla	13:22 – 14:53
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · 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 Amṛta	05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:50 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:22 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:53 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:24 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:55 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:24 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:53 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:22 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:17 – 05:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825358.27
Julian Day	2413823.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4103°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.65°

🪷 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 (22.4103°), declination 0.58°, EoT 7.71 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: 1896-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)