पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 5, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.48 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।18.48।।

"18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.42°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	79.36°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.94°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	158.60°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	136.85°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	122.73°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	217.06°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā 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)	23:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:19 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:17 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla	13:14 – 14:43
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · 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 Amṛta	05:51 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:46 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:14 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:43 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:12 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:41 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:12 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:43 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:14 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:46 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:19 – 05:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 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	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868835.27
Julian Day	2457300.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0731°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	268.98°

🪷 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 (24.0731°), declination -4.54°, EoT 12.39 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: 2015-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)