पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 4, 2081 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2138 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 2003 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1488
Malayalam Era: 1257
Nanakshahi: 612
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra247.27°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.28°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha294.05°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra321.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani295.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:34
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:11 – 13:39
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:47 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:11 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:34 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:34 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:11 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:47 – 06:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5182
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1892727.27
Julian Day2481192.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.13°
🪷 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 (24.9869°), declination -6.24°, EoT -12.45 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: 2081-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)