पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 28, 1977 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।

"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1384

Malayalam Era: 1153

Nanakshahi: 508

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	131.09°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	300.78°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	64.31°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	146.27°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	67.50°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	96.09°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	118.66°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:46 – 18:21
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:46
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:12 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:35 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:46 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:21 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:35 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:12 – 05:36 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854918.27
Julian Day	2443383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5409°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.40°

🪷 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 (23.5409°), declination 9.81°, EoT -0.81 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: 1977-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)