पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 3, 485 BCE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.3 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्।।12.3।।

"12.3 Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -427

Śaka Saṁvat: -562

Bengali Saṁvat: -1077

Malayalam Era: -1308

Nanakshahi: -1953

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	52.34°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	42.28°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.45°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	46.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	241.56°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	75.07°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	284.80°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:12 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla	07:00 – 08:38
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:21 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:00 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:38 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:50 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:29 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:12 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:38 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:00 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	2618
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	955934.27
Julian Day	1544399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-10.8419°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	349.94°

🪷 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 (-10.8419°), declination 15.28°, EoT 3.15 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: -0484-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)