पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 2115 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2172 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 2037 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1522
Malayalam Era: 1291
Nanakshahi: 646
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya342.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra18.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha349.89°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra311.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani347.39°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:59
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 05:54 (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 Year5216
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1905169.27
Julian Day2493634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.51°
🪷 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 (25.4628°), declination 3.10°, EoT -5.30 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: 2115-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)