पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 23, 1969 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।

"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.9'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	338.81°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	35.95°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	227.26°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	323.71°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.11°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	3.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	2.34°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:39 – 18:11
Yamaganda	12:05 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:39
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 Udveg	06:00 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:31 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:03 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:34 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:05 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:08 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:39 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:11 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:39 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:37 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:05 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:34 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:03 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:31 – 06:00 (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 Śukla Pañcamī + 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	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851838.27
Julian Day	2440303.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	58.63°

🪷 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 (23.4231°), declination 0.89°, EoT -7.21 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: 1969-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)