पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 11, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.48 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
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एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके

द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर।।11.48।।
"11.48 Not by study of the scriptures, not by sacrifice or gift, not by ritual or rigorous austerity, is it possible for man on earth to see what thou hast seen, O thou foremost hero of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra291.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha303.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.53°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra299.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani207.62°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:09
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:12 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825164.27
Julian Day2413629.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.23°
🪷 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 (22.4029°), declination -3.57°, EoT -10.76 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: 1896-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)