पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.3 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।

असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।।10.3।।
"10.3 He who knows Me as the unborn, without beginning, the Lord of the universe, he, stripped of his delusion, becomes free from all conceivable sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra350.68°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.26°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha306.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra6.28°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani274.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla06:05 – 07:36
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:05 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:05 (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 Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848911.27
Julian Day2437376.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.67°
🪷 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 (23.3111°), declination -1.11°, EoT -8.76 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: 1961-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)