पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 1906 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।

"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1963 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1828 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1313

Malayalam Era: 1082

Nanakshahi: 437

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.60°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	274.82°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	29.93°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	346.77°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	45.30°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	19.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	319.87°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:11 – 08:47
Yamaganda	10:22 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:09
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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 Amṛta	05:36 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:47 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:45 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:20 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:22 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:11 – 05:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 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	5008
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1828851.27
Julian Day	2417316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5439°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	269.10°

🪷 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 (22.5439°), declination 9.73°, EoT 0.02 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: 1906-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)