पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 2000 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।

"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1407

Malayalam Era: 1176

Nanakshahi: 531

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	354.66°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	37.91°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	17.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
बुध Budha	328.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	16.91°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	337.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	22.42°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:52 – 10:26
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:43 – 07:17
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:43 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:17 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:52 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:26 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:00 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:18 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:00 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:26 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:52 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:17 – 05:43 (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 Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863177.27
Julian Day	2451642.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.55°

🪷 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 (23.8567°), declination 7.26°, EoT -2.19 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: 2000-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)