पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 29, 2025 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।

"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.78°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	32.37°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.10°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	348.26°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.71°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	334.56°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	333.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:11 – 16:49
Yamaganda	08:39 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:33
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 Roga	05:24 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:02 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:39 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:27 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:39 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:02 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + 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	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872329.27
Julian Day	2460794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	16.54°

🪷 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 (24.2068°), declination 14.49°, EoT 2.64 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: 2025-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)