पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 17, 1977 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.48 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।18.48।।

"18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1384

Malayalam Era: 1153

Nanakshahi: 508

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	32.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	20.76°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	351.69°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	11.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	45.71°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	351.48°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	107.50°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:12
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	15:15 – 16:56
Yamaganda	08:33 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:35
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:33 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:15 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:56 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:36 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:56 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:15 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:33 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:53 – 05:12 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854815.27
Julian Day	2443280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.67°

🪷 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 (23.5369°), declination 19.26°, 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: 1977-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)