पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 2096 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।

"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1503

Malayalam Era: 1272

Nanakshahi: 627

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.21°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	34.34°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	18.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
बुध Budha	0.26°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	44.37°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	329.43°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	122.99°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:04 – 13:36
Yamaganda	07:26 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla	10:31 – 12:04
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Labha	05:54 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:26 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:59 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:31 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:04 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:36 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:41 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:14 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:41 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:36 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:04 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:31 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:59 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:26 – 05:54 (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 Caturthī + 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	5197
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898230.27
Julian Day	2486695.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.1974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.92°

🪷 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 (25.1974°), declination 3.33°, EoT -5.62 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: 2096-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)