पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 1989 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।

"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2046 Citrabhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1911 Śukla

Bengali Saṁvat: 1396

Malayalam Era: 1165

Nanakshahi: 520

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)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	210.32°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	62.66°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	27.42°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	44.52°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	14.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	259.95°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:47 – 18:24
Yamaganda	11:57 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:47
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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 Udveg	05:29 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:06 – 08:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:43 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:20 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:57 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:47 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:24 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:20 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:43 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:06 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 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	5091
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1859174.27
Julian Day	2447639.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	203.11°

🪷 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 (23.7036°), declination 12.47°, EoT 1.60 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: 1989-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)