पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1948 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.33 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते।

सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथाऽऽत्मा नोपलिप्यते।।13.33।।
"13.33 As space, though present everywhere, remains by reason of its subtlety unaffected, so the Self, though present in all forms, retains its purity unalloyed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra269.30°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.22°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha299.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.80°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra5.03°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani114.46°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 07:46
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:17 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:03 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844151.27
Julian Day2432616.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1291°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.77°
🪷 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 (23.1291°), declination -5.76°, EoT -12.00 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: 1948-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)