पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 1942 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.33 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व

जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्।

मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव

निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन्।।11.33।।
"11.33 Then gird up thy loins and conquer. Subdue thy foes and enjoy the kingdom in prosperity. I have already doomed them. Be thou my instrument, Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra11.16°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.31°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha311.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra293.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani31.66°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 09:05
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5043
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841973.27
Julian Day2430438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.87°
🪷 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 (23.0458°), declination -0.47°, EoT -8.15 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: 1942-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)