पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 1947 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.9 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।
"4.9 He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1354
Malayalam Era: 1123
Nanakshahi: 478
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra316.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha316.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra296.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani99.31°KarkaPuṣya 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)04:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 09:04
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 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 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 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 Year5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843800.27
Julian Day2432265.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1156°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.99°
🪷 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 (23.1156°), declination -0.16°, EoT -7.84 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: 1947-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)