पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 17, 1902 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 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।

"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1309

Malayalam Era: 1078

Nanakshahi: 433

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.71°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	321.64°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	106.66°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	176.95°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	286.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	133.52°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	270.08°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:52 – 13:24
Yamaganda	07:15 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:20 – 11:52
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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 Labha	05:43 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:15 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:20 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:52 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:24 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:56 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:28 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:01 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:28 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:56 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:24 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:52 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:20 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:15 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 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	5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1827544.27
Julian Day	2416009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.02°

🪷 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 (22.4939°), declination 2.70°, EoT 6.24 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: 1902-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)