पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 5, 2104 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.1 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्।

विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः।।2.1।।
"2.1 Sanjaya then told how the Lord Shri Krishna, seeing Arjuna overwhelmed with compassion, his eyes dimmed with flowing tears and full of despondency, consoled him:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.1'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.07°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra109.54°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.03°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha329.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.84°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra338.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani226.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:46 – 07:20
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:46 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:20 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:54 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:54 – 04:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:20 – 05:46 (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 Time

Kali Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901159.27
Julian Day2489624.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3094°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.02°
🪷 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 (25.3094°), declination 6.06°, EoT -3.10 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: 2104-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)