पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 15, 1911 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.25 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।

तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते।।8.25।।
"8.25 But if he departs in gloom, at night, during the fortnight of the waning moon and in the six months before the Southern solstice, then he reaches but lunar light and he will be born again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1968 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1833 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1318
Malayalam Era: 1087
Nanakshahi: 442
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.73°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra151.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha326.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.02°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra357.69°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani12.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:08
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:09 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 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 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:09 (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 Year5012
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1830645.27
Julian Day2419110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.20°
🪷 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 (22.6125°), declination -2.64°, EoT -9.65 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: 1911-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)