पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 14, 1976 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1383
Malayalam Era: 1152
Nanakshahi: 507
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.07°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra120.99°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.90°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha314.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.68°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra305.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani92.75°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:37 – 18:07
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:37
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 Udveg06:09 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:37 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854386.27
Julian Day2442851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.50°
🪷 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 (23.5205°), declination -2.55°, EoT -9.94 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: 1976-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)