पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 1, 1988 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	195.14°	Tulā	Svātī P3
चन्द्र Candra	100.96°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	336.39°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	178.07°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	40.69°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	158.97°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	244.95°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:34 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:30 – 15:54
Yamaganda	08:54 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla	11:42 – 13:06
Varjyam	06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:06 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:30 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:54 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:42 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:06 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:30 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:54 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:17 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:54 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:30 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:06 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:42 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:18 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:54 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:30 – 06:06 (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 Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1859001.27
Julian Day	2447466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	264.40°

🪷 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 (23.6970°), declination -14.44°, EoT 16.44 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: 1988-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)