पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 3, 1940 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.23 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।

"18.23 An obligatory action done by one who is disinterested, who neither likes nor dislikes it, and gives no thought to the consequences that follow, such an action is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1347

Malayalam Era: 1116

Nanakshahi: 471

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	197.45°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	240.33°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	176.25°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	215.90°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	18.24°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	159.39°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	18.75°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:38 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:53 – 17:17
Yamaganda	11:42 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla	14:29 – 15:53
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:07 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:31 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:54 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:05 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:29 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:53 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:17 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:53 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:29 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:05 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:42 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:18 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:54 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:31 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841471.27
Julian Day	2429936.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.71°

🪷 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 (23.0266°), declination -14.96°, EoT 16.38 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: 1940-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)