पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 8, 2050 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी जयन्ती · Lakṣmī JayantīVaishnava
कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।

"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2107 Subhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1972 Pramoda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1457

Malayalam Era: 1226

Nanakshahi: 581

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	323.10°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	136.52°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	243.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	324.83°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.32°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	338.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	279.81°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:16 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:07 – 16:35
Yamaganda	09:12 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla	12:10 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:15 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:44 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:12 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:41 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:07 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:35 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:04 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:35 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:10 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:41 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:12 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:44 – 06:15 (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 Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5151
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1881408.27
Julian Day	2469873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5540°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.54°

🪷 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 (24.5540°), declination -4.88°, EoT -11.53 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: 2050-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)