पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 5, 1937 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।

"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1994 Vikṛti

Śaka Saṁvat: 1859 Īśvara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1344

Malayalam Era: 1113

Nanakshahi: 468

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	321.08°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	227.31°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	215.15°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	305.41°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	268.03°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	5.12°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	331.35°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:42 – 12:10
Yamaganda	15:06 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla	07:46 – 09:14
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:19 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:46 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:14 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:42 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:06 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:34 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:02 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:34 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:06 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:42 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:14 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:46 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840132.27
Julian Day	2428597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	268.17°

🪷 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 (22.9754°), declination -6.27°, EoT -12.23 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: 1937-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)