पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 24, 1898 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.15 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च।।13.15।।
"13.15 Beyond the senses, It yet shines through every sense perception. Bound to nothing, It yet sustains everything. Unaffected by the Qualities, It still enjoys them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1305
Malayalam Era: 1074
Nanakshahi: 429
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra1.08°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha349.79°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.99°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra351.37°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani230.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Yamaganda05:59 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:33
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 Śubha05:59 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:11 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825907.27
Julian Day2414372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4313°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.26°
🪷 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 (22.4313°), declination 1.36°, EoT -6.90 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: 1898-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)