पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 2109 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.35 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च।न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.35।।

"18.35 And that which clings perversely to false idealism, fear, grief, despair and vanity is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2166 Citrabhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 2031 Śukla

Bengali Saṁvat: 1516

Malayalam Era: 1285

Nanakshahi: 640

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	169.30°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	338.96°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	127.58°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	165.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.89°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	214.31°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	277.66°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 45 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 14 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:41 – 16:09
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:45 – 13:13
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:52 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:20 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:45 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:41 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:09 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:38 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:09 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:41 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:13 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:45 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:20 – 05:52 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5211
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1903171.27
Julian Day	2491636.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.69°

🪷 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 (25.3864°), declination -5.79°, EoT 13.23 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: 2109-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)