पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 3, 1999 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.17 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु।

युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा।।6.17।।
"6.17 But for him who regulates his food and recreation, who is balanced in action, in sleep and in waking, it shall dispel all unhappiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.01°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra192.27°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.82°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha327.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.64°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra24.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani9.81°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla05:48 – 07:22
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:48 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:22 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:15 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:22 – 05:48 (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 Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862806.27
Julian Day2451271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8426°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.05°
🪷 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 (23.8426°), declination 5.07°, 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: 1999-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)