पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 15, 1986 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.09°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	45.40°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	319.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	223.70°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	322.28°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	197.64°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	229.40°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:56 – 09:15
Yamaganda	10:35 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:13 – 14:33
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:37 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:56 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:15 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:13 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:52 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:11 – 18:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:33 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:13 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:35 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:15 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:56 – 06:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858314.27
Julian Day	2446779.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6707°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	166.58°

🪷 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 (23.6707°), declination -23.24°, EoT 4.18 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: 1986-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)