पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 1895 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.14 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः।

यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।

"3.14 All creatures are the product of food, food is the product of rain, rain comes by sacrifice, and sacrifice is the noblest form of action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1302

Malayalam Era: 1071

Nanakshahi: 426

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.38°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	275.26°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.02°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	347.76°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	69.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	38.22°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	193.19°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:58 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:10 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 11:58
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:34 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:10 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:10 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:45 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:21 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:45 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:46 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:10 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824835.27
Julian Day	2413300.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	269.57°

🪷 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 (22.3903°), declination 10.32°, EoT 0.26 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: 1895-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)