पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 13, 1894 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.10°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra37.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.27°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha334.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani182.60°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:09 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:08 – 13:38
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Roga06:10 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:09 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:08 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:06 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:08 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:09 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824435.27
Julian Day2412900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.18°
🪷 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 (22.3750°), declination -2.99°, EoT -10.22 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: 1894-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)