पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 10, 1942 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	173.05°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	171.47°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	172.48°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	176.30°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	90.99°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra	164.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	49.65°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:49 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:12 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla	05:53 – 07:21
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:53 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:44 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:12 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:40 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:08 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:36 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:08 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:40 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:12 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:44 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:49 – 04:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:21 – 05:53 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842177.27
Julian Day	2430642.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0536°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.34°

🪷 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 (23.0536°), declination -6.33°, EoT 13.74 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: 1942-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)