पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 1994 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।

"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit

Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1401

Malayalam Era: 1170

Nanakshahi: 525

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.18°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	232.72°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.84°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	122.40°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	193.94°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शुक्र Śukra	165.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	316.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:17 – 16:55
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:40
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:31 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:17 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:55 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:33 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:55 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:17 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:09 – 05:31 (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 Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861115.27
Julian Day	2449580.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7779°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	113.73°

🪷 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 (23.7779°), declination 13.86°, EoT -3.97 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: 1994-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)