पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 4, 2000 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
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)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra294.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.03°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha315.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.39°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra294.50°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani18.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 07:47
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

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 Kāla06:19 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:47 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:02 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:47 – 06:19 (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 Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863142.27
Julian Day2451607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.49°
🪷 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 (23.8554°), declination -6.38°, EoT -12.45 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: 2000-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)