पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 19, 1969 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।

"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	152.50°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	241.76°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	245.68°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	171.76°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	169.15°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	122.04°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	15.32°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 11:51
Yamaganda	14:55 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla	07:16 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:44 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:51 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:23 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:55 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:26 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:58 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:26 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:55 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:23 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:16 – 05:44 (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 + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852018.27
Julian Day	2440483.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.81°

🪷 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 (23.4299°), declination 1.62°, EoT 6.98 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: 1969-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)