पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 2069 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.7 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु।।17.7।।

"17.7 The food which men enjoy is also threefold, like the ways of sacrifice, austerity and almsgiving. Listen to the distinction." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2126 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1991 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1476

Malayalam Era: 1245

Nanakshahi: 600

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.67°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	31.63°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	307.54°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha	21.07°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	318.61°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	18.51°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	155.83°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:11 – 16:48
Yamaganda	08:42 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:34
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:28 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:05 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:42 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:19 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:11 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:48 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:25 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:48 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:11 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:19 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:42 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:05 – 05:28 (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 Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5171
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1888394.27
Julian Day	2476859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	21.73°

🪷 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 (24.8212°), declination 12.68°, EoT 1.60 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: 2069-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)