पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1986 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।

"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	232.99°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	331.52°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	315.28°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha	215.02°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	321.64°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	194.46°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	228.69°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:30 – 15:50
Yamaganda	09:12 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla	11:51 – 13:11
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:33 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:53 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:12 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:32 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:51 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:11 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:50 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:09 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:30 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:11 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:51 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:32 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:12 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:53 – 06:33 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858308.27
Julian Day	2446773.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.39°

🪷 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 (23.6705°), declination -22.77°, EoT 6.87 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: 1986-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)