पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 2096 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.27 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.27।।

"18.27 In him who is impulsive, greedy, looking for reward, violent, impure, torn between joy and sorrow,it may be assumed that in him Passion is predominant." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1503

Malayalam Era: 1272

Nanakshahi: 627

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.75°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	13.04°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	36.20°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	0.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.07°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	1.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	122.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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)	05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 54 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	07:05 – 08:42
Yamaganda	10:19 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:11
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:28 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:05 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:42 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:19 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:11 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:48 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:25 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:48 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:11 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:57 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:19 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:42 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:05 – 05:28 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898256.27
Julian Day	2486721.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.1984°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	3.26°

🪷 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 (25.1984°), declination 12.83°, 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: 2096-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)