पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 1939 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1996 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1346
Malayalam Era: 1115
Nanakshahi: 470
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.73°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra271.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha201.05°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra195.24°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani5.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:35 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:50
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:35 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:27 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:35 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841091.27
Julian Day2429556.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.78°
🪷 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 (23.0120°), declination -9.95°, EoT 15.70 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: 1939-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)