पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 3, 1933 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 3.42 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः।

मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।

"3.42 It is said that the senses are powerful. But beyond the senses is the mind, beyond the mind is the intellect, and beyond and greater than intellect is He." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1990 Vyaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1855 Śrīmukha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1340

Malayalam Era: 1109

Nanakshahi: 464

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.45°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	338.33°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	213.47°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	182.46°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	162.58°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	208.54°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	287.40°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:45 – 16:14
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:46 – 13:15
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:50 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:15 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:45 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:14 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:43 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:14 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:45 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:46 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:19 – 05:50 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara 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	5035
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1838883.27
Julian Day	2427348.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.58°

🪷 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 (22.9276°), declination -3.72°, EoT 11.79 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: 1933-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)