पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 30, 1895 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।

"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1302

Malayalam Era: 1071

Nanakshahi: 426

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	346.71°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	28.51°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	55.37°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	321.11°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	66.83°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	16.46°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	194.44°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:58 – 10:30
Yamaganda	13:36 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla	05:53 – 07:25
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:53 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:25 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:58 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:30 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:03 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:36 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:08 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:41 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:41 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:36 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:03 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:30 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:58 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:25 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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	4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824817.27
Julian Day	2413282.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3896°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.64°

🪷 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 (22.3896°), declination 3.60°, EoT -4.98 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: 1895-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)