पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 1969 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.6 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च।इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः।।13.6।।

"13.6 The five great fundamentals (earth, fire, air, water and ether), personality, intellect, the mysterious life force, the ten organs of perception and action, the mind and the five domains of sensation;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	335.84°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	358.27°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	226.24°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	318.68°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.50°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	3.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	1.98°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:37 – 15:08
Yamaganda	06:03 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla	09:05 – 10:35
Varjyam	06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:03 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:34 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:05 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:35 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:06 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:08 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:39 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:09 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:39 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:37 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:06 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:35 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:05 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:34 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851835.27
Julian Day	2440300.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4230°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	24.33°

🪷 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 (23.4230°), declination -0.29°, EoT -8.15 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: 1969-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)