पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 1, 2048 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2105 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1970 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1455

Malayalam Era: 1224

Nanakshahi: 579

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.83°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	232.98°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	235.14°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	36.66°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	37.04°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	8.78°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	260.58°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:12 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla	07:00 – 08:38
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:22 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:00 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:38 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:50 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:29 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:12 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:38 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:00 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5150
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1880732.27
Julian Day	2469197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	213.42°

🪷 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 (24.5282°), declination 15.24°, EoT 2.92 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: 2048-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)