पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 2, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	76.25°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	348.07°	Mīna	Revatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	108.19°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	54.73°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	101.45°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	288.19°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:22 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 12:02
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla	06:54 – 08:37
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:11 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:54 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:37 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:44 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:10 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:10 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:44 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:37 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:54 – 05:11 (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 + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870932.27
Julian Day	2459397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1533°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	269.88°

🪷 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 (24.1533°), declination 23.03°, EoT -3.66 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: 2021-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)