पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 1905 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.38 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।

अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।।

"6.38 Having failed in both, my Lord, is he without hope, like a riven cloud having no support, lost on the spiritual road?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1962 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1827 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1312

Malayalam Era: 1081

Nanakshahi: 436

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	355.01°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	28.50°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	213.66°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	14.80°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	15.83°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	23.58°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	308.28°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:52 – 10:26
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:43 – 07:18
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:43 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:18 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:52 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:26 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:00 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:43 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:17 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:00 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:26 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:52 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:18 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1828478.27
Julian Day	2416943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5296°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.53°

🪷 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 (22.5296°), declination 6.89°, EoT -2.19 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: 1905-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)