पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 2108 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
गङ्गा सप्तमी · Gaṅgā SaptamīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।

"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2165 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 2030 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1515

Malayalam Era: 1284

Nanakshahi: 639

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	79.64°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.68°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	20.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	52.14°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	31.20°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	272.37°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:58 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:09 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla	10:21 – 11:58
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:33 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:09 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:45 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:21 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:10 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:46 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:58 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:21 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:45 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:09 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5210
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1902633.27
Julian Day	2491098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3658°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	79.71°

🪷 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 (25.3658°), declination 10.83°, EoT 0.51 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: 2108-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)