पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 21, 2061 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: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2118 Jaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1983 Vṛṣa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1468

Malayalam Era: 1237

Nanakshahi: 592

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	183.46°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	267.15°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	238.05°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	165.63°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	101.52°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	229.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	66.24°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:25 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla	17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:42
Yamaganda	14:34 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla	07:25 – 08:51
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:59 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:51 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:08 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:34 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:00 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:25 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:00 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:34 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:51 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:25 – 05:59 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5163
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1885653.27
Julian Day	2474118.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.7164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	87.05°

🪷 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 (24.7164°), declination -10.82°, EoT 15.83 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: 2061-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)