पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 7, 1894 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.45 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा

भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे।

तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।
"11.45 I rejoice that I have seen what never man saw before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take again the Form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! thou Who are the Home of the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.45'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.84°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra5.89°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha329.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.47°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra312.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani180.88°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:52 – 10:26
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:44 – 07:18
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:44 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:18 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:52 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:17 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:52 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:18 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824460.27
Julian Day2412925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3760°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.01°
🪷 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 (22.3760°), declination 6.76°, EoT -2.49 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: 1894-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)