पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 2, 1939 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.48 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।

सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।।2.48।।

"2.48 Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1996 Nandana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1346

Malayalam Era: 1115

Nanakshahi: 470

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.74°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	177.58°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	269.09°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	351.75°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	335.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	345.58°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	0.97°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:50
Yamaganda	08:39 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:33
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:22 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:00 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:39 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:12 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:50 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:28 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:50 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:12 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:39 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:00 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840920.27
Julian Day	2429385.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.38°

🪷 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 (23.0055°), declination 15.05°, EoT 3.04 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: 1939-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)