पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 1994 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।

"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit

Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1401

Malayalam Era: 1170

Nanakshahi: 525

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.01°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	81.41°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	338.86°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	350.92°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	197.58°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	26.27°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	315.24°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:09 – 08:45
Yamaganda	10:22 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:10
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:33 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:09 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:45 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:22 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:22 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:45 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:09 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860995.27
Julian Day	2449460.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	81.43°

🪷 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 (23.7733°), declination 10.68°, EoT 0.51 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: 1994-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)