पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 1938 CE

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BG 16.1 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

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अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।

दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।16.1।।

"16.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Fearlessness, clean living, unceasing concentration on wisdom, readiness to give, self-control, a spirit of sacrifice, regular study of the scriptures, austerities, candour," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1345

Malayalam Era: 1114

Nanakshahi: 469

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.42°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	102.14°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.60°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	138.44°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	301.45°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	200.24°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	353.47°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:54 – 16:26
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla	11:51 – 13:22
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:51 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:22 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:54 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:26 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:57 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:26 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:54 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:22 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:51 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:16 – 05:44 (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 Time

Kali Year	5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840696.27
Julian Day	2429161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	310.77°

🪷 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 (22.9969°), declination 1.42°, EoT 7.35 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: 1938-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)