पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 23, 1959 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra134.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha349.79°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra9.88°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani253.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:00 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:10 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 06:00 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848185.27
Julian Day2436650.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.46°
🪷 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 (23.2834°), declination 0.66°, EoT -7.21 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: 1959-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)