पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1996 CE

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भगवान् नारद जयन्ती · Bhagavān Nārada JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.06°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	207.27°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	7.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	35.11°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.96°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	60.08°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	339.21°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:37 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla	05:20 – 06:59
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:20 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:59 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:37 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:55 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:12 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:51 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:30 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:51 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:12 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:37 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:59 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861742.27
Julian Day	2450207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8019°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	185.93°

🪷 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 (23.8019°), declination 16.00°, EoT 3.26 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: 1996-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)