पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 1958 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.34 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Tad Viddhi Praṇipātena · the Paramparā verse
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया।

उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः।।4.34।।
"4.34 This shalt thou learn by prostrating thyself at the Master's feet, by questioning Him and by serving Him. The wise who have realised the Truth will teach thee wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.86°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra278.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha193.06°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.87°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra177.76°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani238.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:50
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:35
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:58 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:09 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:01 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:27 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:01 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:09 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 05:58 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848031.27
Julian Day2436496.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.44°
🪷 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 (23.2775°), declination -10.09°, EoT 15.70 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: 1958-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)