पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 1921 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.60 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।

"18.60 O Arjuna! Thy duty binds thee. From thine own nature has it arisen, and that which in thy delusion thou desire not to do, that very thing thou shalt do. Thou art helpless." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.55°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	158.02°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.57°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	190.07°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	159.17°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	134.26°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	156.68°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:16 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla	05:49 – 07:18
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:49 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:47 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:16 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:46 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:16 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:45 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:16 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:46 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:18 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834498.27
Julian Day	2422963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	354.98°

🪷 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 (22.7599°), declination -2.90°, EoT 11.17 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: 1921-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)