पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 2088 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।

"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2145 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 2010 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1495

Malayalam Era: 1264

Nanakshahi: 619

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.80°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	31.00°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	335.69°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	27.67°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	165.70°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	1.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	19.50°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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)	06:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 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	10:19 – 11:57
Yamaganda	15:11 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla	07:05 – 08:42
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:25 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:48 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:11 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:57 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:42 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:05 – 05:28 (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 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	5190
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1895334.27
Julian Day	2483799.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.0866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	20.03°

🪷 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 (25.0866°), declination 12.81°, 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: 2088-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)