पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 31, 1938 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।

"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1345

Malayalam Era: 1114

Nanakshahi: 469

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	255.70°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	358.38°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	199.73°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	234.05°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.94°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	214.45°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	348.90°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:23 – 10:42
Yamaganda	13:21 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla	06:44 – 08:03
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:44 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:23 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:42 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:01 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:21 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:40 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:59 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:19 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:59 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:40 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:21 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:01 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:23 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:03 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840798.27
Julian Day	2429263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0008°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	105.92°

🪷 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 (23.0008°), declination -23.15°, EoT -3.26 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: 1938-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)