पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 1977 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।

"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1384

Malayalam Era: 1153

Nanakshahi: 508

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	26.66°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.24°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	150.98°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	71.51°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	137.06°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	122.67°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:16 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla	05:49 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:49 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:47 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:16 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:15 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:45 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:46 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:49 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854952.27
Julian Day	2443417.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5422°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.29°

🪷 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 (23.5422°), declination -3.07°, EoT 11.17 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: 1977-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)