पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 12, 1983 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2040 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1905 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1390
Malayalam Era: 1159
Nanakshahi: 514
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra296.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.14°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha314.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati227.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra357.68°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani189.88°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:41
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:05 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 06:12 (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 Year5084
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856940.27
Julian Day2445405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.43°
🪷 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 (23.6182°), declination -3.61°, EoT -10.49 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: 1983-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)