पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 1, 2096 CE

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सीता नवमी · Sītā NavamīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.35 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च।न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.35।।

"18.35 And that which clings perversely to false idealism, fear, grief, despair and vanity is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.35'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	125.37°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	41.70°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	356.92°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	50.69°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	11.49°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	122.14°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:50
Yamaganda	08:38 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:21 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:00 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:38 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:12 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:50 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:29 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:50 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:12 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:38 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:00 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898264.27
Julian Day	2486729.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.1987°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.00°

🪷 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 (25.1987°), declination 15.35°, EoT 2.92 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: 2096-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)