पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 31, 1971 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	103.75°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	200.09°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	296.45°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	131.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	213.94°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	96.54°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	41.29°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:17 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:44 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:44 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla	05:24 – 07:04
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Kāla	05:24 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:04 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:44 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:04 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:44 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:24 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:04 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:44 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:04 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:24 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:44 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:44 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:04 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852698.27
Julian Day	2441163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4560°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	98.70°

🪷 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 (23.4560°), declination 18.47°, EoT -6.07 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: 1971-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)