पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 15, 1961 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।

"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.51°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	332.17°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	239.97°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	239.30°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	284.26°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	229.66°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	275.12°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:35 – 11:54
Yamaganda	14:33 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla	07:56 – 09:15
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:37 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:15 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:13 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:33 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:52 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:52 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:33 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:13 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:35 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:15 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:56 – 06:37 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849183.27
Julian Day	2437648.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.66°

🪷 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 (23.3215°), declination -23.24°, EoT 4.18 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: 1961-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)