पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 28, 2088 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।

"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.13'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.67°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	103.38°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	339.56°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	32.24°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	165.17°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	7.34°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	20.14°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:56 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:02 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla	10:18 – 11:56
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:24 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:02 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:40 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:18 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:56 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:12 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:49 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:27 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:49 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:12 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:56 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:18 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:40 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:02 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5190
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1895339.27
Julian Day	2483804.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.0868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	87.03°

🪷 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 (25.0868°), declination 14.42°, EoT 2.49 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: 2088-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)