पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 1948 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.20 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते।।14.20।।

"14.20 When the soul transcends the Qualities, which are the real cause of physical existence, then, freed from birth and death, from old age and misery, he quaffs the nectar of immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	344.15°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	202.55°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.71°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	319.27°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	246.70°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	29.68°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	113.30°	Karka	Aśleṣā 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)	21:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 41 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	16:41 – 18:13
Yamaganda	12:04 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:41
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844173.27
Julian Day	2432638.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	218.18°

🪷 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 (23.1299°), declination 2.89°, 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: 1948-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)