पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 12, 1940 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra0.09°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala23.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha335.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.15°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra11.68°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani6.43°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:36
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:38
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:11 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:41 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:36 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:06 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:36 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:41 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841235.27
Julian Day2429700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.79°
🪷 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 (23.0175°), declination -3.44°, EoT -10.49 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: 1940-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)