पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.27 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः।

अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताऽहमिति मन्यते।।3.27।।
"3.27 Action is the product of the Qualities inherent in Nature. It is only the ignorant man who, misled by personal egotism, says: I am the doer.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra225.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha349.75°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra326.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani232.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:36
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:53 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:14 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869011.27
Julian Day2457476.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0799°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.28°
🪷 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 (24.0799°), declination 3.48°, EoT -5.30 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: 2016-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)