पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 8, 1903 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.80°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra70.08°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.11°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha299.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.64°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani284.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:35 – 18:03
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:35
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:16 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:45 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:13 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:35 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:03 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:35 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:13 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:45 – 06:16 (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 Time

Kali Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827716.27
Julian Day2416181.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5005°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.48°
🪷 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 (22.5005°), declination -5.41°, EoT -11.53 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: 1903-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)