पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 27, 1938 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।

"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	160.28°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	200.06°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	140.03°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	150.38°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	300.88°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	206.29°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	352.96°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:49 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla	17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:49 – 16:19
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla	11:48 – 13:19
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:47 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:18 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:48 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:19 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:49 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:19 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:49 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:19 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:49 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:19 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:48 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:17 – 05:47 (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 Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840703.27
Julian Day	2429168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.02°

🪷 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 (22.9972°), declination -1.30°, EoT 9.84 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: 1938-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)