पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 17, 1964 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।

"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2021 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1371

Malayalam Era: 1140

Nanakshahi: 495

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.13°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	12.33°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	327.41°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	337.15°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.24°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	17.87°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	306.54°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:38
Yamaganda	09:07 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla	12:07 – 13:37
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:06 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:36 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:07 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:37 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:38 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:07 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:37 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:07 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:36 – 06:06 (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 Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850006.27
Julian Day	2438471.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3530°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.20°

🪷 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 (23.3530°), declination -1.40°, EoT -9.06 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: 1964-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)