पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 1913 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।

"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1970 Akṣaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1835 Pramādī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1320

Malayalam Era: 1089

Nanakshahi: 444

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.75°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	60.94°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	72.52°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	163.13°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	257.06°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	124.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	56.31°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:52 – 16:23
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla	11:50 – 13:21
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:50 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:21 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:52 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:23 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:54 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:23 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:52 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:21 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:50 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:17 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5015
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831568.27
Julian Day	2420033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	268.14°

🪷 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 (22.6478°), declination 0.24°, EoT 8.44 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: 1913-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)