पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 4, 2106 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.58°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra344.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.94°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha325.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.40°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra13.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani249.77°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:42 – 18:16
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:09 – 16:42
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:47 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:21 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:09 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:42 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:16 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:42 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:21 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901888.27
Julian Day2490353.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3373°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.88°
🪷 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 (25.3373°), declination 5.49°, EoT -3.40 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: 2106-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)