पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 1, 1961 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।

"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	135.05°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	34.01°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	150.85°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	275.50°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	100.12°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	271.14°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:58
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla	07:13 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:38 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:58 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:42 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:17 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:42 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:13 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849078.27
Julian Day	2437543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	256.39°

🪷 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 (23.3175°), declination 8.43°, EoT 0.48 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: 1961-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)