पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 24, 2098 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।

"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2155 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1505

Malayalam Era: 1274

Nanakshahi: 629

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	284.45°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	50.70°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	343.93°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	106.00°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	38.88°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	149.23°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:11
Yamaganda	05:27 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla	08:42 – 10:19
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:27 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:05 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:42 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:19 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:56 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:11 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:48 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:25 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:48 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:11 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:56 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:19 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:42 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:05 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5200
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898987.27
Julian Day	2487452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.53°

🪷 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 (25.2263°), declination 13.00°, EoT 1.80 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: 2098-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)