पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 15, 1958 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.42 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः।

मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।
"3.42 It is said that the senses are powerful. But beyond the senses is the mind, beyond the mind is the intellect, and beyond and greater than intellect is He." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra169.95°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha132.79°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.64°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra134.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani236.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:15 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:58
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:43 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:15 – 05:43 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847996.27
Julian Day2436461.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2761°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.49°
🪷 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 (23.2761°), declination 3.29°, 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: 1958-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)