पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 23, 2000 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra270.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha53.98°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.52°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra33.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani28.11°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:58
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:36
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:10 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:13 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:58 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:58 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:13 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863222.27
Julian Day2451687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.48°
🪷 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 (23.8585°), declination 20.60°, EoT 3.40 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: 2000-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)