पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 26, 1988 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।

"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	99.58°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	237.43°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	341.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	90.55°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	37.53°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	57.71°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	242.92°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:25 – 17:06
Yamaganda	08:43 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:45
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:22 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:03 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:43 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:25 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:06 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:47 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:06 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:25 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:43 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:03 – 05:22 (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 Śukla Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858903.27
Julian Day	2447368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6933°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	139.02°

🪷 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 (23.6933°), declination 19.42°, EoT -6.19 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: 1988-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)