पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 31, 2074 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2131 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1996 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1481
Malayalam Era: 1250
Nanakshahi: 605
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra23.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.19°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha331.95°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.22°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra8.46°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani221.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:30
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:51 – 07:24
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:51 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:30 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:15 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:30 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + 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 Year5175
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1890197.27
Julian Day2478662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.22°
🪷 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 (24.8902°), declination 4.24°, EoT -4.66 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: 2074-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)