पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 1961 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।

"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.29°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	80.39°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	187.37°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	191.50°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	274.82°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	137.48°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	270.57°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:19 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:17 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:16 – 14:45
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:49 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:16 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:45 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:15 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:44 – 19:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:15 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:45 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:16 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:19 – 05:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849109.27
Julian Day	2437574.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	273.19°

🪷 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 (23.3187°), declination -3.41°, EoT 11.48 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: 1961-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)