पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 31, 1988 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
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वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya346.86°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra140.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha328.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.84°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra32.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani248.44°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:09
Yamaganda05:51 – 07:24
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:30
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:51 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:24 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:24 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858786.27
Julian Day2447251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6888°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.76°
🪷 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 (23.6888°), declination 4.17°, EoT -4.66 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: 1988-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)