पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 6, 1958 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.20 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः।

कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।4.20।।
"4.20 Having surrendered all claim to the results of his actions, always contented and independent, in reality he does nothing, even though he is apparently acting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.00°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra78.79°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.71°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha169.91°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati192.87°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra160.26°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani237.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:20 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:43
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:51 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:11 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:11 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:20 – 05:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848017.27
Julian Day2436482.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.80°
🪷 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 (23.2769°), declination -4.85°, EoT 12.68 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: 1958-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)