पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 30, 2104 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।

"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara

Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1511

Malayalam Era: 1280

Nanakshahi: 635

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)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	344.15°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	31.15°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	88.15°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	332.27°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	296.67°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	331.12°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	227.06°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:41 – 18:14
Yamaganda	12:03 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:41
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:10

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 Udveg	05:52 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:25 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:58 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:30 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:03 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:36 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:41 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:36 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:03 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:30 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:58 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:25 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

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 Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901153.27
Julian Day	2489618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3092°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.36°

🪷 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 (25.3092°), declination 3.75°, EoT -4.98 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: 2104-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)