पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 29, 1942 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।

"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1349

Malayalam Era: 1118

Nanakshahi: 473

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	34.91°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	165.27°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	184.01°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.73°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	150.62°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	49.83°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:47 – 16:17
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla	11:48 – 13:18
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842166.27
Julian Day	2430631.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	234.63°

🪷 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 (23.0531°), declination -2.09°, EoT 10.52 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: 1942-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)