पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 30, 2028 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।

"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	345.62°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	29.63°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	343.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	332.58°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	146.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	31.10°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	4.01°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:36 – 15:09
Yamaganda	05:52 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla	08:58 – 10:30
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:52 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:25 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:58 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:30 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:36 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:09 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:41 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:41 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:09 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:03 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:30 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:58 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:25 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 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	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873395.27
Julian Day	2461860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.30°

🪷 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 (24.2475°), declination 3.91°, EoT -4.98 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: 2028-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)