पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 4, 1952 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।

"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1359

Malayalam Era: 1128

Nanakshahi: 483

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	351.03°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	99.23°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	205.30°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	354.35°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.45°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	330.22°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	168.59°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:28 – 12:02
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla	07:21 – 08:54
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:47 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:21 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:54 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:28 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:42 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:16 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:42 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:28 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:54 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:21 – 05:47 (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 + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1845641.27
Julian Day	2434106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1861°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	107.19°

🪷 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 (23.1861°), declination 5.60°, EoT -3.40 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: 1952-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)