पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 2000 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।

"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1407

Malayalam Era: 1176

Nanakshahi: 531

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.15°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	352.06°	Mīna	Revatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	142.42°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	200.46°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.03°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	208.59°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	36.22°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:32 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:16 – 11:44
Yamaganda	14:38 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla	07:22 – 08:49
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:55 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:38 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:05 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:32 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:05 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:38 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:11 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:22 – 05:55 (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 Pūrṇimā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863365.27
Julian Day	2451830.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.04°

🪷 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 (23.8639°), declination -7.82°, EoT 14.44 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: 2000-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)