पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 1961 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।

"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.6'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	336.88°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	31.58°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.34°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	309.74°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	278.43°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	6.43°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	275.21°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:39
Yamaganda	09:04 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla	12:06 – 13:37
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:02 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:33 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:04 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:35 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:06 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:39 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:10 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:39 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:37 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:06 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:35 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:04 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:33 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + 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	5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848914.27
Julian Day	2437379.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	54.24°

🪷 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 (23.3112°), declination 0.08°, EoT -7.84 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: 1961-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)