पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 2106 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।

"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1513

Malayalam Era: 1282

Nanakshahi: 637

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.18°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	206.57°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	203.65°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	185.87°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	17.92°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	160.53°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	243.88°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:47
Yamaganda	14:46 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla	07:18 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:49 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:47 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:16 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:46 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:15 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:45 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:15 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:46 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:18 – 05:49 (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 Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1902068.27
Julian Day	2490533.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.03°

🪷 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 (25.3442°), declination -2.99°, EoT 11.17 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: 2106-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)