पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 11, 1937 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.28 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत।

अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना।।2.28।।

"2.28 The end and the beginning of beings are unknown. We see only the intervening formations. Then what cause is there for grief?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1994 Vikṛti

Śaka Saṁvat: 1859 Īśvara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1344

Malayalam Era: 1113

Nanakshahi: 468

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	26.95°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.92°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	219.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	28.53°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	275.09°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	357.40°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	339.12°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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)	05:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 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	15:14 – 16:53
Yamaganda	08:35 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

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 Roga	05:16 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:55 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:35 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:15 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:14 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:53 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:33 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:53 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:15 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:35 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:55 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 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	5039
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840199.27
Julian Day	2428664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9779°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	6.10°

🪷 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 (22.9779°), declination 17.72°, EoT 3.71 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: 1937-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)