पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 10, 1929 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1986 Citrabhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla

Bengali Saṁvat: 1336

Malayalam Era: 1105

Nanakshahi: 460

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	26.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	36.94°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	96.44°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	47.79°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	30.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra	359.84°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	247.26°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:30 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:15 – 11:54
Yamaganda	15:13 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla	06:56 – 08:35
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Chala	05:16 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:56 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:35 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:13 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:53 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:33 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:53 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:13 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:35 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:56 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + 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	5031
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837276.27
Julian Day	2425741.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	9.26°

🪷 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 (22.8661°), declination 17.44°, EoT 3.68 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: 1929-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)