पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 1963 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।

"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2020 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1370

Malayalam Era: 1139

Nanakshahi: 494

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	344.30°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	34.15°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.40°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	342.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	335.93°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	306.00°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	297.09°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:31 – 12:03
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla	07:26 – 08:59
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Chala	05:54 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:26 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:59 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:31 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:40 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:13 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:40 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:03 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:31 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:59 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:26 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + 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	5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849652.27
Julian Day	2438117.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3395°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.69°

🪷 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 (23.3395°), declination 3.03°, EoT -5.30 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: 1963-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)