पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.53°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra329.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha1.49°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra337.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani320.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:43 – 18:18
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:09 – 16:43
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:44 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:26 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:18 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:26 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:44 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871942.27
Julian Day2460407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.31°
🪷 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 (24.1920°), declination 6.95°, EoT -2.49 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: 2024-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)