पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 2098 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.23 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।

"18.23 An obligatory action done by one who is disinterested, who neither likes nor dislikes it, and gives no thought to the consequences that follow, such an action is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2155 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1505

Malayalam Era: 1274

Nanakshahi: 629

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	335.76°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	203.19°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	28.34°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	320.67°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	106.09°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	357.43°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	151.58°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:35 – 12:06
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla	07:33 – 09:04
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:02 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:33 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:04 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:35 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:06 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:39 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:10 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:39 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:06 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:35 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:04 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:33 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + 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)	1898953.27
Julian Day	2487418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.48°

🪷 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 (25.2250°), declination 0.39°, EoT -7.84 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: 2098-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)