पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 1953 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 11.32 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Kālo 'smi Loka-Kṣaya-Kṛt · I am Time, the Destroyer

श्री भगवानुवाच

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो

लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः।

ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे

येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः।।11.32।।

"11.32 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have shown myself to thee as the Destroyer who lays waste the world and whose purpose is destruction. In spite of thy efforts, all these warriors gathered for battle shall not escape death." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1360

Malayalam Era: 1129

Nanakshahi: 484

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.51°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	334.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	132.65°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	169.39°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	62.70°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	126.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	183.57°	Tulā	Citrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:50 – 13:21
Yamaganda	07:17 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:19 – 11:50
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:50 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:21 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:52 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:23 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:54 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:23 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:52 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:50 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:17 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 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	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846178.27
Julian Day	2434643.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2066°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.08°

🪷 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 (23.2066°), declination 0.11°, EoT 8.44 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: 1953-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)