पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 1953 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।

"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1360

Malayalam Era: 1129

Nanakshahi: 484

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.59°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	213.87°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	109.81°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	104.49°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	58.51°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	83.41°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	180.03°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:16 – 16:54
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:39
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
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 Roga	05:32 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:39 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:16 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:54 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:31 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:54 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:16 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:10 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846142.27
Julian Day	2434607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2052°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.77°

🪷 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 (23.2052°), declination 13.25°, EoT -3.53 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: 1953-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)