पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 1960 CE

🪷 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: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1367

Malayalam Era: 1136

Nanakshahi: 491

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.77°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	142.85°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.68°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	169.90°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	242.62°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	178.46°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	259.12°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:54 – 16:25
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla	11:51 – 13:22
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:45 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:51 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:22 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:54 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:25 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:57 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:25 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:54 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:22 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:51 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:16 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848732.27
Julian Day	2437197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.34°

🪷 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 (23.3043°), declination 1.16°, 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: 1960-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)