पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1929 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1986 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1336
Malayalam Era: 1105
Nanakshahi: 460
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.13°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra260.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.38°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha295.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra6.65°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani246.96°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:10
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:18 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:34 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:34 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837211.27
Julian Day2425676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.31°
🪷 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 (22.8636°), declination -5.91°, EoT -12.00 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: 1929-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)