पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 2107 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1514
Malayalam Era: 1283
Nanakshahi: 638
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra75.85°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha332.46°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra314.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani260.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā 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)11:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 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 Kāla10:30 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:57
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902250.27
Julian Day2490715.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3511°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.30°
🪷 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 (25.3511°), declination 4.24°, 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: 2107-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)