पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 14, 1918 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।

"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1325

Malayalam Era: 1094

Nanakshahi: 449

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.57°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	39.83°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	143.06°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	18.70°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	315.66°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	105.42°	Karka	Puṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:44 – 18:20
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:09 – 16:44
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:38 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:13 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:44 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:20 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:13 – 05:38 (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 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	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833232.27
Julian Day	2421697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7115°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.93°

🪷 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 (22.7115°), declination 9.05°, EoT -0.50 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: 1918-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)