पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 1, 1976 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.11 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

यदक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्ति

विशन्ति यद्यतयो वीतरागाः।

यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति

तत्ते पदं संग्रहेण प्रवक्ष्ये।।8.11।।

"8.11 Now I will speak briefly of the imperishable goal, proclaimed by those versed in the scriptures, which the mystic attains when free from passion, and for which he is content to undergo the vow of continence." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1383

Malayalam Era: 1152

Nanakshahi: 507

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	47.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	81.48°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	105.65°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	31.66°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.14°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	42.83°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	96.07°	Karka	Puṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 36 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 23 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:20 – 17:02
Yamaganda	08:32 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	11:56 – 13:38
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · 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 Roga	05:08 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:50 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:32 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:14 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:56 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:20 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:02 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:44 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:02 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:20 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:56 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:50 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854465.27
Julian Day	2442930.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.05°

🪷 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 (23.5235°), declination 22.04°, EoT 2.36 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: 1976-06-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)