पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 7, 1956 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।

"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.50°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	206.58°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	320.49°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	154.90°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	145.73°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	128.39°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शनि Śani	216.78°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:17 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla	17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:10 – 17:39
Yamaganda	11:45 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla	14:42 – 16:10
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:52 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:20 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:45 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:13 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:42 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:10 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:39 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:10 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:42 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:13 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:20 – 05:52 (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 Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847288.27
Julian Day	2435753.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.23°

🪷 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 (23.2490°), declination -5.42°, EoT 12.96 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: 1956-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)