पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 15, 1935 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।

"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1992 Sarvadhāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1857 Yuva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1342

Malayalam Era: 1111

Nanakshahi: 466

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	302.48°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	85.36°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	181.59°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	308.08°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	210.29°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	324.36°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	307.60°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:38 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:48 – 12:13
Yamaganda	15:02 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla	07:59 – 09:23
Varjyam	07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:34 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:59 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:23 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:02 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:27 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:51 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:27 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:02 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:48 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:23 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:59 – 06:34 (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 Dvādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5036
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1839383.27
Julian Day	2427848.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9467°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	141.17°

🪷 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 (22.9467°), declination -13.04°, EoT -14.57 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: 1935-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)