पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 28, 2097 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.9 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

कविं पुराणमनुशासितार

मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः।

सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप

मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्।।8.9।।

"8.9 Whoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than the atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2154 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 2019 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1504

Malayalam Era: 1273

Nanakshahi: 628

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.37°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	210.56°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.96°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	344.95°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	77.59°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	326.58°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	135.58°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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)	19:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 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	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:49 – 18:27
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:11 – 16:49
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:27 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:11 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:18 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:40 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:02 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5199
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898626.27
Julian Day	2487091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	199.75°

🪷 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 (25.2125°), declination 14.36°, 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: 2097-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)