पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 6, 2068 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.16 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।

तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।5.16।।

"5.16 Surely wisdom is like the sun, revealing the supreme truth to those whose ignorance is dispelled by the wisdom of the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2125 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1990 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1475

Malayalam Era: 1244

Nanakshahi: 599

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	352.27°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	41.36°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	51.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	354.27°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	286.75°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	34.25°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शनि Śani	143.22°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:27 – 12:01
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla	07:19 – 08:53
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Chala	05:44 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:19 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:53 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:27 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:01 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:43 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:17 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:01 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:27 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:53 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:19 – 05:44 (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 Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5169
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1888012.27
Julian Day	2476477.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8066°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.86°

🪷 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 (24.8066°), declination 6.71°, EoT -2.79 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: 2068-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)