पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 2109 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2166 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 2031 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1516
Malayalam Era: 1285
Nanakshahi: 640
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra352.02°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.59°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha2.86°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.92°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra352.31°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani282.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:23 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:09
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:50 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:23 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:15 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:23 – 05:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5210
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902981.27
Julian Day2491446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.18°
🪷 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 (25.3791°), declination 4.44°, 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: 2109-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)