पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 2, 1995 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।

"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1402

Malayalam Era: 1171

Nanakshahi: 526

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	47.28°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	87.03°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.69°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	52.19°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	226.77°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	25.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	329.97°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 36 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 23 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:56
Yamaganda	15:20 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla	06:50 – 08:32
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:08 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:56 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:20 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:02 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:44 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:02 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:20 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:56 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:50 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861405.27
Julian Day	2449870.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.39°

🪷 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 (23.7890°), declination 22.10°, EoT 2.20 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: 1995-06-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)