पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 1955 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.28 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः

समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति।

तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा

विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति।।11.28।।

"11.28 As rivers in flood surge furiously to the ocean, so these heroes, the greatest among men, fling themselves into Thy flaming mouths." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1362

Malayalam Era: 1131

Nanakshahi: 486

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.99°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	164.63°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	139.05°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	111.46°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	121.54°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	202.48°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:52 – 18:29
Yamaganda	12:01 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:15 – 16:52
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:33 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:10 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:15 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:52 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:29 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:52 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:15 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:10 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846875.27
Julian Day	2435340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2332°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.71°

🪷 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 (23.2332°), declination 12.44°, EoT -2.80 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: 1955-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)