पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 1961 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	186.08°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	354.61°	Mīna	Revatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	201.78°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	186.23°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	276.09°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	163.35°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	271.07°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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)	16:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:25 – 08:51
Yamaganda	10:17 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla	13:08 – 14:33
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:00 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:25 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:51 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:08 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:33 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:59 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:24 – 18:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:59 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:33 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:17 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:51 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:25 – 06:00 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849130.27
Julian Day	2437595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.48°

🪷 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 (23.3195°), declination -11.26°, EoT 16.06 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: 1961-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)