पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 13, 505 BCE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -447
Śaka Saṁvat: -582
Bengali Saṁvat: -1097
Malayalam Era: -1328
Nanakshahi: -1973
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.00°MithunaMṛgaśīrṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra40.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha48.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.75°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra16.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani40.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:14
Yamaganda05:15 – 06:55
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 10:15
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Śubha05:15 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:55 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:14 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:54 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:34 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:54 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:14 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:55 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2598
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)948639.27
Julian Day1537104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.1209°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.38°
🪷 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 (-11.1209°), declination 17.97°, EoT 3.75 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: -0504-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)