पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 1944 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।

"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1351

Malayalam Era: 1120

Nanakshahi: 475

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	344.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.36°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.59°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	355.17°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	115.01°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	321.20°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	58.13°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:41
Yamaganda	08:59 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:36
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:55 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:27 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:59 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:31 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:41 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:13 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:41 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:31 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:59 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:27 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

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 Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842712.27
Julian Day	2431177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.81°

🪷 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 (23.0740°), declination 2.88°, EoT -5.62 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: 1944-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)