पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 10, 479 BCE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।

"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -421

Śaka Saṁvat: -556

Bengali Saṁvat: -1071

Malayalam Era: -1302

Nanakshahi: -1947

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	58.46°	Vṛṣabha	Mṛgaśīrṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	210.56°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	214.30°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	60.28°	Mithuna	Mṛgaśīrṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	53.23°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	45.95°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	356.23°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:15 – 11:54
Yamaganda	15:13 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla	06:56 – 08:36
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:17 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:56 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:36 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:13 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:52 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:32 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:52 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:13 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:15 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:36 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:56 – 05:17 (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 Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	2624
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	958132.27
Julian Day	1546597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-10.7578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	152.09°

🪷 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 (-10.7578°), declination 17.11°, EoT 3.68 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: -0478-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)