पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 1959 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।

"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	186.59°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	87.48°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	189.06°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	208.62°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	220.98°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	142.06°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	249.58°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:51 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:07 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla	06:00 – 07:26
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 Kāla	06:00 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:26 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:51 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:42 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:07 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:33 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:58 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:24 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:58 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:33 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:51 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:26 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848400.27
Julian Day	2436865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	264.55°

🪷 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 (23.2916°), declination -11.43°, EoT 16.15 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: 1959-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)