पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 3, 1951 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1358
Malayalam Era: 1127
Nanakshahi: 482
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.31°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra308.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.98°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha8.73°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra22.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani155.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:42
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:35
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · 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 Roga05:49 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845274.27
Julian Day2433739.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.01°
🪷 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 (23.1720°), declination 4.93°, EoT -3.71 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: 1951-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)