पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 9, 2014 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.49 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।

बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।

"2.49 Physical action is far inferior to an intellect concentrated on the Divine. Have recourse then to Pure Intelligence. It is only the petty-minded who work for reward." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	324.33°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	59.66°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	182.86°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	297.28°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	75.74°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	278.36°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	208.98°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:15 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:36 – 18:04
Yamaganda	12:09 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:07 – 16:36
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:14 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:43 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:12 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:41 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:09 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:07 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:36 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:04 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:36 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:09 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:41 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:12 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:43 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868260.27
Julian Day	2456725.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0511°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	93.45°

🪷 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 (24.0511°), declination -4.59°, EoT -11.28 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: 2014-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)