पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 5, 1912 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।

"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1969 Krodhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1834 Paridhāvi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1319

Malayalam Era: 1088

Nanakshahi: 443

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	352.27°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	210.67°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.42°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	8.53°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	234.15°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	329.33°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	26.85°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:27 – 12:01
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla	07:20 – 08:54
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:46 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:20 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:54 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:27 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:01 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:42 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:16 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:42 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:01 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:27 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:54 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:20 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5013
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831032.27
Julian Day	2419497.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6273°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.73°

🪷 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 (22.6273°), declination 5.87°, EoT -3.10 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: 1912-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)