पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 1954 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 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: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.06°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	280.10°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	251.75°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
बुध Budha	358.67°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	61.24°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	33.93°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शनि Śani	193.26°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:22 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:04 – 08:41
Yamaganda	10:19 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 15:11
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:26 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:04 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:41 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:19 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:11 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:48 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:25 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:48 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:56 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:19 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:41 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:04 – 05:26 (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 + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846393.27
Julian Day	2434858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	271.73°

🪷 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 (23.2148°), declination 13.28°, EoT 2.16 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: 1954-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)