पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 3, 1914 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।

"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1321

Malayalam Era: 1090

Nanakshahi: 445

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.11°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	106.33°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	99.14°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	4.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.31°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	40.34°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	54.56°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:50 – 18:29
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:12 – 16:50
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 Udveg	05:21 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:00 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:38 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:50 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:29 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:12 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:38 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:00 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831790.27
Julian Day	2420255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.60°

🪷 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 (22.6563°), declination 15.36°, EoT 3.15 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: 1914-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)