पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 1959 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra207.89°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.94°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra15.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani253.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla05:55 – 07:27
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:55 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848190.27
Julian Day2436655.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.71°
🪷 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 (23.2835°), declination 2.63°, 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: 1959-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)