पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 4, 1979 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1386

Malayalam Era: 1155

Nanakshahi: 510

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	350.12°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	76.08°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	334.36°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	333.04°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	95.28°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra	313.81°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	134.45°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:35
Yamaganda	07:21 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla	10:28 – 12:02
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:48 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:21 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:55 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:28 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:08 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:42 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:15 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:42 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:08 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:28 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:55 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:21 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855502.27
Julian Day	2443967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.36°

🪷 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 (23.5632°), declination 5.40°, EoT -3.40 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: 1979-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)