पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 2, 2106 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra317.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha322.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.92°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra11.35°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani249.73°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:56
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:49 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901886.27
Julian Day2490351.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.38°
🪷 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 4.72°, EoT -4.03 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: 2106-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)