पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 21, 1958 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.14 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।

माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः।।1.14।।

"1.14 Then seated in their spacious war chariot, yoked with white horses, Lord Shri Krishna and Arjuna sounded their divine shells." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1365

Malayalam Era: 1134

Nanakshahi: 489

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	28.03°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	302.87°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	0.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	183.37°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	321.81°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	242.71°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:07 – 08:44
Yamaganda	10:20 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 15:10
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:31 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:07 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:44 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:57 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:10 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:47 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:23 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:47 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:20 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:44 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:07 – 05:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847849.27
Julian Day	2436314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	22.90°

🪷 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 (23.2705°), declination 11.62°, EoT 1.19 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: 1958-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)