पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 3, 1988 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।

"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.14°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	211.90°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	293.96°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	33.10°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	19.60°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	60.63°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	248.16°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:51
Yamaganda	08:38 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:21 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:59 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:38 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:12 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:51 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:29 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:51 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:12 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:38 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:59 – 05:21 (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 Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858819.27
Julian Day	2447284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	192.55°

🪷 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 (23.6901°), declination 15.69°, EoT 3.15 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: 1988-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)