पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 10, 1954 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।

"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	356.42°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	84.28°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	246.38°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	332.28°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	58.47°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	14.29°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	194.44°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:00 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:51 – 10:25
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:41 – 07:16
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

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 Kāla	05:41 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:16 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:51 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:25 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:00 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:18 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:00 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:25 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:51 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:16 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846377.27
Julian Day	2434842.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.64°

🪷 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 (23.2142°), declination 7.68°, EoT -1.61 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: 1954-04-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)