पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 2059 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।

"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2116 Nandana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1981 Pramāthi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1466

Malayalam Era: 1235

Nanakshahi: 590

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)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.03°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	260.53°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	216.73°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	200.23°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	34.47°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra	194.45°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	37.42°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:09
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 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:38 – 16:05
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:43 – 13:11
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Roga	05:55 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:43 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:38 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:05 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:32 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:05 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:38 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:11 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:43 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:22 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 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	5161
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1884915.27
Julian Day	2473380.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.6881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.17°

🪷 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 (24.6881°), declination -8.09°, EoT 14.65 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: 2059-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)