पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 1931 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.20 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।

"3.20 King Janaka and others attained perfection through action alone. Even for the sake of enlightening the world, it is thy duty to act;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1338

Malayalam Era: 1107

Nanakshahi: 462

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	173.86°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	166.68°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	204.24°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	169.13°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	115.10°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	183.56°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	264.48°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:35 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla	17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:08 – 17:35
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:40 – 16:08
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:53 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:21 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:40 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:08 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:35 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:08 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:40 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:21 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1838160.27
Julian Day	2426625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	353.42°

🪷 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 (22.8999°), declination -6.59°, EoT 13.99 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: 1931-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)