पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 2063 CE

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

🪷 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2120 Durmukhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1985 Subhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1470

Malayalam Era: 1239

Nanakshahi: 594

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.46°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	89.98°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	234.25°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	132.78°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	146.39°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	105.96°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	92.00°	Karka	Punarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 14 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 45 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:55 – 16:27
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla	11:51 – 13:23
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:20 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:51 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:23 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:55 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:27 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:59 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:27 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:55 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:23 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:51 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:16 – 05:44 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5165
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1886350.27
Julian Day	2474815.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.7430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	302.54°

🪷 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 (24.7430°), declination 1.91°, EoT 6.61 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: 2063-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)