पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 1996 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।

"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	126.39°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	227.74°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.92°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	153.77°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.29°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	80.62°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	342.55°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:00
Yamaganda	15:13 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla	07:11 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Chala	05:35 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:11 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:00 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:13 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:50 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:26 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:50 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:13 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:11 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861853.27
Julian Day	2450318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8061°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	104.87°

🪷 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 (23.8061°), declination 11.40°, EoT -2.27 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: 1996-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)