पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 3, 1976 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.29 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि।

ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा सर्वत्र समदर्शनः।।6.29।।

"6.29 He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.29'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	349.89°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	25.85°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.00°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	351.46°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	8.23°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	330.27°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	92.59°	Karka	Punarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:55 – 10:28
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:48 – 07:22
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:48 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:22 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:55 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:28 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:02 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:42 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:16 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:42 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:28 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:55 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:22 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + 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	5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854406.27
Julian Day	2442871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	39.31°

🪷 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 (23.5213°), declination 5.29°, EoT -3.71 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: 1976-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)