पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra35.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha317.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra30.38°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani276.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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)08:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 22 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 Kāla16:41 – 18:14
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:09 – 16:41
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:53 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:26 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:58 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:31 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:09 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:41 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:41 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:09 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:31 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:58 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:26 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870472.27
Julian Day2458937.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1357°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.49°
🪷 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 (24.1357°), declination 3.49°, 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: 2020-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)