पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 21, 1901 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.21 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।

स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते।।5.21।।
"5.21 He finds happiness in his own Self, and enjoys eternal bliss, whose heart does not yearn for the contacts of earth and whose Self is one with the Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1308
Malayalam Era: 1077
Nanakshahi: 432
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.76°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra38.00°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha346.76°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra6.53°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani265.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:23
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:46
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:07 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:44 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:44 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:07 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827030.27
Julian Day2415495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.53°
🪷 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 (22.4743°), declination 11.55°, EoT 1.19 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: 1901-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)