पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 2, 1917 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.28 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः

समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति।

तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा

विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति।।11.28।।
"11.28 As rivers in flood surge furiously to the ocean, so these heroes, the greatest among men, fling themselves into Thy flaming mouths." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.03°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra107.26°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha353.59°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra343.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani91.57°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:23 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:08
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:50 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:23 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:15 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:23 – 05:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832855.27
Julian Day2421320.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.53°
🪷 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 (22.6970°), declination 4.64°, EoT -4.03 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: 1917-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)