पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 8, 2085 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 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।

"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2142 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 2007 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1492

Malayalam Era: 1261

Nanakshahi: 616

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.14°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	183.02°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	79.50°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	10.98°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	76.28°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	37.87°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	346.44°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:13 – 16:53
Yamaganda	08:36 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:17 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:56 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:36 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:15 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:13 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:53 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:32 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:53 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:15 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:36 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:56 – 05:17 (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	5187
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1894253.27
Julian Day	2482718.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.0453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	158.99°

🪷 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 (25.0453°), declination 17.24°, EoT 3.58 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: 2085-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)