पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 10, 2013 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।

"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.86°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	237.54°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	122.53°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	197.98°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.61°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	218.33°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	196.70°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:35 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla	17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:12 – 14:40
Yamaganda	05:53 – 07:21
Gulika Kāla	08:49 – 10:17
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:53 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:49 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:17 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:12 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:40 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:08 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:35 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:08 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:40 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:12 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:44 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:17 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:21 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868110.27
Julian Day	2456575.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0454°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	63.92°

🪷 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 (24.0454°), declination -6.64°, EoT 13.74 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: 2013-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)