पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 4, 2085 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।

"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2142 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 2007 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1492

Malayalam Era: 1261

Nanakshahi: 616

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	319.12°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	57.35°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.00°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	329.66°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	69.70°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	317.32°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	338.59°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:34 – 18:02
Yamaganda	12:11 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla	15:06 – 16:34
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:19 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:47 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:15 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:43 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:11 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:39 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:06 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:34 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:02 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:34 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:06 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:39 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:11 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:43 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:15 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:47 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5186
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1894188.27
Julian Day	2482653.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.0428°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.74°

🪷 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 (25.0428°), declination -6.23°, EoT -12.45 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: 2085-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)