पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 25, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra295.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.84°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha316.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.05°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra318.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani351.14°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:33 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:08
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:58 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:40 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 05:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851475.27
Julian Day2439940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4092°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.71°
🪷 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 (23.4092°), declination 1.77°, EoT -6.58 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: 1968-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)