पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 14, 1947 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।

"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit

Bengali Saṁvat: 1354

Malayalam Era: 1123

Nanakshahi: 478

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.15°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	274.93°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	339.26°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	334.67°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	214.40°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	324.40°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	99.21°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:13 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:23 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:09
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:44 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:20 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:13 – 05:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843824.27
Julian Day	2432289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.96°

🪷 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 (23.1166°), declination 9.04°, EoT -0.50 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: 1947-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)