पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 24, 1939 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।

"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1996 Nandana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1346

Malayalam Era: 1115

Nanakshahi: 470

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	280.15°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	318.03°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	214.54°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	264.45°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	312.95°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	234.26°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	350.09°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:53 – 16:14
Yamaganda	09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:10 – 13:32
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:27 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:10 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:53 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:14 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:36 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:14 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:53 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:10 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:06 – 06:45 (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)	1840822.27
Julian Day	2429287.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.04°

🪷 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 (23.0017°), declination -19.45°, EoT -12.06 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: 1939-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)