पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 6, 2038 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।

"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	168.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	266.30°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	176.34°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	181.99°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	118.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	164.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	147.45°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:45 – 13:14
Yamaganda	07:20 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:45
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:51 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:20 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:45 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:14 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:42 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:11 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:39 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:11 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:42 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:14 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:45 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:20 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877237.27
Julian Day	2465702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.05°

🪷 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 (24.3945°), declination -5.09°, EoT 12.68 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: 2038-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)