पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 1948 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.59'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	117.06°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	221.69°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	173.74°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	119.08°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	237.34°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	73.90°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	122.46°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:25 – 12:03
Yamaganda	15:19 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla	07:08 – 08:46
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:30 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:08 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:19 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:57 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:35 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:57 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:19 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:46 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:08 – 05:30 (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 Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844311.27
Julian Day	2432776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1352°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	101.99°

🪷 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 (23.1352°), declination 14.75°, EoT -4.56 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: 1948-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)