पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 30, 1921 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.5 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्।।14.5।।

"14.5 Purity, Passion and Ignorance are the Qualities which the Law of nature bringeth forth. They fetter the free Spirit in all beings." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.40°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	285.02°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	34.09°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	5.72°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	136.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	6.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	145.97°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:39 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:33 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla	05:23 – 07:01
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:23 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:01 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:39 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:55 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:27 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:39 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:01 – 05:23 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834344.27
Julian Day	2422809.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7540°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	269.40°

🪷 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 (22.7540°), declination 14.54°, EoT 2.79 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: 1921-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)