पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra306.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha351.82°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra339.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani231.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā 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)03:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:08
Yamaganda05:55 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:31
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:55 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:27 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:13 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:27 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847460.27
Julian Day2435925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2556°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.22°
🪷 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 (23.2556°), declination 2.82°, 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: 1957-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)