पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 4, 1996 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.40 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।

"1.40 The destruction of our kindred means the destruction of the traditions of our ancient lineage, and when these are lost, irreligion will overrun our homes." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.29°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	72.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	111.06°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	149.56°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	255.51°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	126.15°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	339.55°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:46
Yamaganda	14:44 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla	07:19 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:51 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:15 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:44 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:13 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:41 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:13 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:44 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:15 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:46 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:19 – 05:51 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861895.27
Julian Day	2450360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8077°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	264.28°

🪷 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 (23.8077°), declination -4.39°, EoT 12.10 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: 1996-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)