पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 26, 1941 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1998 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1863 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1348
Malayalam Era: 1117
Nanakshahi: 472
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra322.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha315.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra336.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani19.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:36
Yamaganda07:29 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:33 – 12:04
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:33 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:12 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:33 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 05:57 (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 Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841614.27
Julian Day2430079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0320°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.03°
🪷 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 (23.0320°), declination 1.99°, EoT -6.26 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: 1941-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)