पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 2, 1906 CE

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सीता नवमी · Sītā NavamīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
मध्वाचार्य जयन्ती · Madhvācārya JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।

"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.19°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	111.19°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	41.09°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	352.82°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	38.68°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	321.34°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:33
Yamaganda	07:00 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:00 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:39 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:12 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:28 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:50 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:39 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:00 – 05:22 (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 Śukla Navamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5008
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1828867.27
Julian Day	2417332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	96.54°

🪷 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 (22.5445°), declination 15.04°, EoT 3.04 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: 1906-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)