पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 2048 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।

"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2105 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1970 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1455

Malayalam Era: 1224

Nanakshahi: 579

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	210.58°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	228.77°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	142.47°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	60.42°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	141.43°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	254.57°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:10 – 08:47
Yamaganda	10:25 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:39 – 15:17
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:32 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:47 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:25 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:39 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:17 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:54 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:31 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:54 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:17 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:25 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:10 – 05:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5150
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1880840.27
Julian Day	2469305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.89°

🪷 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 (24.5323°), declination 13.24°, EoT -3.75 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: 2048-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)