पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 2106 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1513
Malayalam Era: 1282
Nanakshahi: 637
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.01°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha320.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.68°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani249.71°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:08
Yamaganda05:51 – 07:24
Gulika Kāla08:56 – 10:29
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:51 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:24 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:56 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 02:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:56 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:24 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901885.27
Julian Day2490350.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.66°
🪷 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 (25.3372°), declination 4.33°, EoT -4.34 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: 2106-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)