पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 1942 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.35 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च।न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.35।।

"18.35 And that which clings perversely to false idealism, fear, grief, despair and vanity is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.35'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.98°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	271.16°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	177.10°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
बुध Budha	169.28°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	91.64°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra	173.07°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	49.42°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:10 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla	05:56 – 07:23
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 Kāla	05:56 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:43 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:10 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:36 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:03 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:30 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:03 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:36 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:50 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:23 – 05:56 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842184.27
Julian Day	2430649.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.88°

🪷 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 (23.0538°), declination -8.95°, EoT 15.23 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: 1942-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)