पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 15, 1937 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1994 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1859 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1344
Malayalam Era: 1113
Nanakshahi: 468
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.07°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra1.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha322.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra10.82°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani332.59°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:38 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:07
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:09 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:07 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:09 (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 Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840142.27
Julian Day2428607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.02°
🪷 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 (22.9757°), declination -2.37°, EoT -9.65 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: 1937-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)