पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 1943 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.34 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्।

तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम्।।6.34।।

"6.34 My Lord! Verily, the mind is fickle and turbulent, obstinate and strong, yea extremely difficult as the wind to control." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2000 Durmukhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1350

Malayalam Era: 1119

Nanakshahi: 474

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	125.98°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	40.30°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	37.15°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	153.27°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	109.21°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	147.22°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	61.92°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:11 – 08:47
Yamaganda	10:24 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:14
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Amṛta	05:34 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:00 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:14 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:50 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:27 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:50 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:14 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:11 – 05:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842494.27
Julian Day	2430959.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0657°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	271.66°

🪷 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 (23.0657°), declination 11.80°, EoT -2.27 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: 1943-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)