पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 15, 1914 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.29 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति।

वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते।।1.29।।
"1.29 My limbs fail me and my throat is parched, my body trembles and my hair stands on end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1321
Malayalam Era: 1090
Nanakshahi: 445
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.96°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra191.39°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.07°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha323.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati290.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra339.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani50.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 13 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 Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:37 – 18:07
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:37
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:09 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:37 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:09 (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 Year5015
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831741.27
Julian Day2420206.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6544°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.69°
🪷 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 (22.6544°), declination -2.53°, 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: 1914-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)