पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 5, 1942 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.49 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो

दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्।

व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं

तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य।।11.49।।
"11.49 Be not afraid or bewildered by the terrible vision. Put away thy fear and, with joyful mind, see Me once again in My usual Form."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.58°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra219.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.91°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha337.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.15°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra306.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani33.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:42 – 18:16
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:09 – 16:42
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:47 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:20 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:09 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:42 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:16 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:42 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:20 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5043
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841989.27
Julian Day2430454.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.43°
🪷 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 (23.0464°), declination 5.77°, EoT -3.10 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: 1942-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)