पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 13, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: वट सावित्री अमावस्या — Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā
Sāvitrī's redemption of Satyavān from Yama; pati-vrata observance.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.48 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै

र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः।

एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके

द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर।।11.48।।
"11.48 Not by study of the scriptures, not by sacrifice or gift, not by ritual or rigorous austerity, is it possible for man on earth to see what thou hast seen, O thou foremost hero of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya58.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra56.45°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.95°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha77.71°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra13.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani276.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 17:06
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:41
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:07 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:50 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:06 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:49 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:06 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:50 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848998.27
Julian Day2437463.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3144°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.49°
🪷 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 (23.3144°), declination 23.18°, EoT 0.22 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: 1961-06-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)