पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 2056 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।

"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2113 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1978 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1463

Malayalam Era: 1232

Nanakshahi: 587

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.11°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	37.30°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	328.78°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	18.52°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	283.92°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	353.18°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	349.48°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:10 – 16:46
Yamaganda	08:45 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	11:58 – 13:34
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:33 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:09 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:45 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:46 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:23 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:58 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:45 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:09 – 05:33 (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 + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5158
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1883641.27
Julian Day	2472106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.6394°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.37°

🪷 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 (24.6394°), declination 11.03°, EoT 0.51 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: 2056-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)