पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 1962 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.4 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते।

सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते।।6.4।।

"6.4 When a man renounces even the thought of initiating action, when he is not interested in sense objects or any results which may flow from his acts, then in truth he understands spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1369

Malayalam Era: 1138

Nanakshahi: 493

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.04°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	200.26°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.80°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	175.43°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	311.38°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	207.55°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	282.16°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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)	08:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 12 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	14:45 – 16:15
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:47 – 13:16
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849474.27
Julian Day	2437939.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.42°

🪷 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 (23.3327°), declination -3.32°, 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: 1962-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)