पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 3, 1971 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।

"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	318.35°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	35.41°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	241.19°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
बुध Budha	315.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	223.12°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	275.71°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	24.44°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:11 – 13:38
Yamaganda	07:48 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla	10:43 – 12:11
Varjyam	06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 Labha	06:21 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:48 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:16 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:43 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:06 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:33 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:01 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:33 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:11 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:43 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:16 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:48 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + 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	5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852548.27
Julian Day	2441013.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	73.66°

🪷 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 (23.4502°), declination -7.13°, EoT -12.65 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: 1971-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)