पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 17, 1973 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.27 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च।।14.27।।
"14.27 For I am the Home of the Spirit, the continual Source of immortality, of eternal Righteousness and of infinite Joy."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2030 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1895 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1380
Malayalam Era: 1149
Nanakshahi: 504
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.83°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra129.01°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha327.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra327.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani51.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:36
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853293.27
Julian Day2441758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.51°
🪷 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 (23.4787°), declination -1.47°, EoT -9.06 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: 1973-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)