पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 25, 1988 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।

"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	188.15°	Tulā	Svātī P1
चन्द्र Candra	6.10°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	336.36°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	170.13°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	41.42°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	150.56°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	244.35°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:32 – 15:57
Yamaganda	08:52 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:42 – 13:07
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:01 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:27 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:52 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:07 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:32 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:57 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:22 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:57 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:32 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:07 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:42 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:52 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:27 – 06:01 (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 Pūrṇimā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858994.27
Julian Day	2447459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6968°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	179.37°

🪷 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 (23.6968°), declination -12.11°, EoT 16.23 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: 1988-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)