पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 29, 1946 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।

"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1353

Malayalam Era: 1122

Nanakshahi: 477

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	204.63°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	190.55°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	173.64°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	188.96°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शुक्र Śukra	207.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	103.63°	Karka	Puṣya P4

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)	09:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 36 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	16:17 – 17:47
Yamaganda	11:48 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla	14:47 – 16:17
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 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	5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843627.27
Julian Day	2432092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	45.10°

🪷 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 (23.1090°), declination -2.10°, 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: 1946-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)