पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 1942 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.31 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।

"18.31 The intellect which does not understand what is right and what is wrong, and what should be done and what not, is under the sway of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.02°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	213.87°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	174.46°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	172.76°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	91.28°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra	168.07°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	49.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla	17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:38 – 16:06
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:44 – 13:11
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:54 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:38 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:06 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:33 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:06 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:38 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:44 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:22 – 05:54 (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 Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842180.27
Julian Day	2430645.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0537°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.15°

🪷 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 (23.0537°), declination -7.47°, EoT 14.44 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: 1942-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)