पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 8, 1959 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।

"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	201.59°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	297.58°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	199.32°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	225.11°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	224.14°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	155.59°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	250.81°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:15 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:51 – 17:14
Yamaganda	11:42 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla	14:28 – 15:51
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:10 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:33 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:56 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:19 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:05 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:28 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:51 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:14 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:51 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:05 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:42 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:19 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:56 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:33 – 06:10 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848415.27
Julian Day	2436880.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.94°

🪷 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 (23.2921°), declination -16.30°, EoT 15.99 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: 1959-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)