पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 11, 1958 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।
"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra219.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha333.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.85°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra285.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani242.38°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:36
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:38
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:13 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:36 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:36 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:13 (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 Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847808.27
Julian Day2436273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2689°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.03°
🪷 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 (23.2689°), declination -3.98°, EoT -10.76 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: 1958-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)