पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 1923 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।

"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1980 Dhātṛ

Śaka Saṁvat: 1845 Rudhirodgāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1330

Malayalam Era: 1099

Nanakshahi: 454

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	151.32°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	248.24°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	139.07°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	172.15°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	204.75°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	154.45°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	176.98°	Kanyā	Citrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 45 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	13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:56 – 16:28
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla	11:51 – 13:24
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:43 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:15 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:51 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:24 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:56 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:28 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:00 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:28 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:56 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:24 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:51 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:19 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:15 – 05:43 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5025
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1835215.27
Julian Day	2423680.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.58°

🪷 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 (22.7873°), declination 2.34°, EoT 6.61 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: 1923-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)