पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 1951 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1358

Malayalam Era: 1127

Nanakshahi: 482

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.71°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	344.57°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.06°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	177.60°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	345.15°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	135.72°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	164.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:05 – 17:32
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:38 – 16:05
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:55 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:22 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:38 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:05 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:32 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:05 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:38 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:22 – 05:55 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1845468.27
Julian Day	2433933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.50°

🪷 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 (23.1794°), declination -7.78°, EoT 14.65 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: 1951-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)