पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 4, 1895 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-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: 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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	351.63°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	96.63°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	58.31°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	327.59°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	67.43°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	22.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	194.11°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:35 – 15:09
Yamaganda	05:47 – 07:21
Gulika Kāla	08:54 – 10:28
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:47 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:21 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:54 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:28 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:09 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:42 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:16 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:42 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:35 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:28 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:54 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:21 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.

Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824822.27
Julian Day	2413287.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3898°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	107.46°

🪷 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 (22.3898°), declination 5.53°, EoT -3.40 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: 1895-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)