पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 1959 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।

"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.05°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	7.60°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.42°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	155.41°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	214.76°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	127.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शनि Śani	247.89°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:26 – 17:57
Yamaganda	11:51 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	14:54 – 16:26
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:16 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:51 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:54 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:26 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:57 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:26 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:54 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:16 – 05:44 (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 Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848366.27
Julian Day	2436831.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.36°

🪷 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 (23.2903°), declination 1.46°, EoT 7.35 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: 1959-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)