पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 1965 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2022 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1887 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1372

Malayalam Era: 1141

Nanakshahi: 496

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	336.85°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	201.62°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	141.39°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	355.83°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	30.68°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra	331.72°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	317.62°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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)	21:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 18 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	16:39 – 18:10
Yamaganda	12:06 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:39
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850375.27
Julian Day	2438840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.30°

🪷 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 (23.3671°), declination 0.09°, 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: 1965-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)