पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 5, 2052 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.30 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये।बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.30।।

"18.30 That intellect which understands the creation and dissolution of life, what actions should be done and what not, which discriminates between fear and fearlessness, bondage and deliverance, that is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2109 Pārthiva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1974 Aṅgirasa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1459

Malayalam Era: 1228

Nanakshahi: 583

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	320.59°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	10.58°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	261.07°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	332.49°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	157.86°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	5.77°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	300.48°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 45 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 14 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:07 – 16:35
Yamaganda	09:14 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla	12:10 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:18 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:46 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:14 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:42 – 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 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:03 – 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 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:42 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:14 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:46 – 06:18 (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 Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5153
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1882136.27
Julian Day	2470601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.65°

🪷 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 (24.5819°), declination -5.84°, EoT -12.23 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: 2052-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)