पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 14, 1986 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।

"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	329.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	8.73°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	239.12°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	335.06°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	312.27°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	342.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	225.65°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā 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)	08:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:38 – 12:08
Yamaganda	15:07 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla	07:39 – 09:09
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:09 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:39 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:09 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:38 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:08 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:37 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:07 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:07 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:08 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:38 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:09 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:39 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858038.27
Julian Day	2446503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6602°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.76°

🪷 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 (23.6602°), declination -2.71°, 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: 1986-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)