पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 15, 1957 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।

"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1364

Malayalam Era: 1133

Nanakshahi: 488

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	148.67°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.43°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.39°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	139.91°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	164.66°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	188.25°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	225.78°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:30 – 18:02
Yamaganda	11:53 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla	14:57 – 16:30
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:43 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:15 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:53 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:25 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:57 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:30 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:02 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:30 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:57 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:25 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:53 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:15 – 05:43 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847631.27
Julian Day	2436096.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	248.65°

🪷 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 (23.2622°), declination 3.20°, EoT 5.50 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: 1957-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)