पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 3, 1985 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।

"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2042 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1392

Malayalam Era: 1161

Nanakshahi: 516

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.13°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	30.14°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	141.07°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	173.97°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	284.31°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	139.94°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	211.03°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:15 – 14:44
Yamaganda	05:50 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:17
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:50 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:17 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:15 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:44 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:14 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:43 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:14 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:44 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:17 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:19 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 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	5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1857876.27
Julian Day	2446341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6540°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.78°

🪷 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 (23.6540°), declination -3.87°, EoT 11.79 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: 1985-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)