पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: हनुमान जयन्ती — Hanumān Jayantī
Birth of Hanumān (Caitra Pūrṇimā tradition; some traditions Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 14).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.77°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra165.40°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.67°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha323.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra3.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani275.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla05:50 – 07:23
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:50 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:41 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:41 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:50 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848925.27
Julian Day2437390.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.30°
🪷 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 (23.3117°), declination 4.38°, EoT -4.34 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: 1961-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)