पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 13, 1922 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.26 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।

जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।
"3.26 But a wise man should not perturb the minds of the ignorant, who are attached to action; let him perform his own actions in the right spirit, with concentration on Me, thus inspiring all to do the same." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1979 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1844 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1329
Malayalam Era: 1098
Nanakshahi: 453
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra142.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha302.52°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.86°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra337.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani162.85°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:11
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 Kāla07:40 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:07
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:11 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:36 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:36 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834661.27
Julian Day2423126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.34°
🪷 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 (22.7661°), declination -3.30°, EoT -10.22 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: 1922-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)