पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 1950 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।

"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1357

Malayalam Era: 1126

Nanakshahi: 481

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	87.53°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	157.59°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	344.15°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	304.26°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	298.83°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	141.63°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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)	12:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:17 – 05:06
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 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:40
Yamaganda	08:59 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:36
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · 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 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:32 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:40 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:13 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:32 – 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

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.

Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844903.27
Julian Day	2433368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.61°

🪷 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 (23.1578°), declination 2.70°, 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: 1950-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)