पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 21, 1898 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।

"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1305

Malayalam Era: 1074

Nanakshahi: 429

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.51°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	9.78°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	332.96°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	24.52°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	160.66°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	25.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	230.26°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:10
Yamaganda	05:30 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla	08:44 – 10:20
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:30 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:07 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:44 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:20 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:57 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:47 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:23 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:57 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:20 – 02:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:44 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:07 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825935.27
Julian Day	2414400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	2.98°

🪷 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 (22.4324°), declination 11.80°, EoT 1.19 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: 1898-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)