पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 2021 CE

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मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।

"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.52°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	0.79°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	42.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	305.74°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	295.79°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	328.67°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	285.85°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:38
Yamaganda	09:07 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla	12:07 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Roga	06:07 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:37 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:07 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:37 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:07 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:38 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:07 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:37 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:07 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:37 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870824.27
Julian Day	2459289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.08°

🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -1.72°, EoT -9.36 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: 2021-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)