पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 28, 1966 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.20 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।

"3.20 King Janaka and others attained perfection through action alone. Even for the sake of enlightening the world, it is thy duty to act;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.93°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	102.39°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	14.73°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	348.91°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	65.81°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	329.31°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	332.74°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:11
Yamaganda	05:25 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla	08:40 – 10:18
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:25 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:02 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:40 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:18 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:11 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:49 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:26 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:56 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:18 – 02:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:40 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:02 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850778.27
Julian Day	2439243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3825°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.25°

🪷 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 (23.3825°), declination 13.95°, EoT 2.49 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: 1966-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)