पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 17, 2037 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.13°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra53.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha5.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati63.20°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra46.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani121.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:37
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:56
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Udveg05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:53 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:53 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876730.27
Julian Day2465195.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.61°
🪷 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 (24.3751°), declination 19.37°, EoT 3.72 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: 2037-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)