पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 1915 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1972 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1837 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1322
Malayalam Era: 1091
Nanakshahi: 446
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra34.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha310.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati318.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra295.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani63.88°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 18:09
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:38
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:03 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:34 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:09 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:34 – 06:03 (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 Ṣaṣṭhī + 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 Year5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832112.27
Julian Day2420577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.16°
🪷 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 (22.6686°), declination -0.26°, EoT -7.84 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: 1915-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)