पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 19, 1954 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।

"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	334.69°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	149.29°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	236.82°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	310.11°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.47°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	347.07°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	195.76°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:04 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:36 – 12:07
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla	07:35 – 09:06
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:04 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:35 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:06 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:36 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:38 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:09 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:36 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:06 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:35 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846355.27
Julian Day	2434820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.65°

🪷 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 (23.2134°), declination -0.83°, EoT -8.46 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: 1954-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)