पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 29, 1987 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.28 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।

स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः।।4.28।।

"4.28 And yet others offer as their sacrifice wealth, austerities and meditation. Monks wedded to their vows renounce their scriptural learning and even their spiritual powers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama

Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1394

Malayalam Era: 1163

Nanakshahi: 518

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.74°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	136.67°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	110.75°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	82.46°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	94.98°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	230.90°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:04 – 13:45
Yamaganda	07:03 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla	10:24 – 12:04
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:23 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:03 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:44 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:45 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:25 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:05 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:46 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:05 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:25 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:24 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:44 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:03 – 05:23 (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 Time

Kali Year	5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858540.27
Julian Day	2447005.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.91°

🪷 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 (23.6794°), declination 18.91°, EoT -6.15 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: 1987-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)