पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 17, 1954 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	32.39°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	202.89°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	255.65°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	42.61°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	65.39°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	59.48°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	191.72°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:53 – 08:33
Yamaganda	10:14 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:35 – 15:15
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:13 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:35 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:15 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:56 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:36 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:56 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:53 – 05:13 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846414.27
Julian Day	2434879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2156°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.27°

🪷 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 (23.2156°), declination 19.16°, EoT 3.72 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: 1954-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)