पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 16, 1948 CE

🪷 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: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	90.27°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	211.90°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.88°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	70.43°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	238.77°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	62.08°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	119.01°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 33 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 26 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 12:04
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla	06:59 – 08:40
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Chala	05:17 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:59 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:40 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:09 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:51 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:09 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:04 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:40 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:59 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844283.27
Julian Day	2432748.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1341°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	119.98°

🪷 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 (23.1341°), declination 21.41°, EoT -5.68 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: 1948-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)