पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 1, 1971 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।

"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	316.35°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	7.31°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	239.97°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	311.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	222.99°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	273.39°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	24.29°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:50 – 09:17
Yamaganda	10:44 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla	13:38 – 15:05
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

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 Amṛta	06:22 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:50 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:17 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:44 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:38 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:05 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:33 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:00 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:33 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:05 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:11 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:44 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:17 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:50 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852546.27
Julian Day	2441011.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4501°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.98°

🪷 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 (23.4501°), declination -7.90°, EoT -13.04 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: 1971-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)