पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 21, 2073 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।

"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2130 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1995 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1480

Malayalam Era: 1249

Nanakshahi: 604

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.69°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	172.06°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	340.66°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	356.68°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	69.31°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	323.22°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	208.01°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:20 – 11:57
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla	07:07 – 08:43
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:30 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:07 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:43 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:57 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:47 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:20 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:43 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:07 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5175
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1889853.27
Julian Day	2478318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	166.58°

🪷 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 (24.8770°), declination 12.02°, EoT 1.19 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: 2073-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)