पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 2106 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.33 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।

"2.33 Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and thou wilt be a traitor, lost to fame, incurring only sin." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1513

Malayalam Era: 1282

Nanakshahi: 637

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	352.52°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	41.62°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	117.01°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	331.77°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	354.36°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	18.67°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	249.83°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:35 – 15:09
Yamaganda	05:43 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla	08:52 – 10:26
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:43 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:18 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:52 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:26 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:00 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:43 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:17 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:35 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:00 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:26 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:52 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:18 – 05:43 (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 Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901892.27
Julian Day	2490357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3374°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.22°

🪷 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 (25.3374°), declination 7.01°, EoT -2.19 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: 2106-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)