पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 6, 2000 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।
"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.70°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra9.38°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha326.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra335.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani22.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:09
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:27
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Śubha05:45 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:19 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:53 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:17 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:53 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:19 – 05:45 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863175.27
Julian Day2451640.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.24°
🪷 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 (23.8567°), declination 6.51°, EoT -2.79 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: 2000-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)