पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 3, 1929 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1986 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1336
Malayalam Era: 1105
Nanakshahi: 460
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.94°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra267.86°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.78°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha336.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra16.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani247.92°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:49
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 Kāla12:02 – 13:35
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 12:02
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:49 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:49 (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)1837239.27
Julian Day2425704.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8647°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.15°
🪷 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 (22.8647°), declination 5.06°, EoT -3.71 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: 1929-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)