पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 15, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra255.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.17°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha32.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra79.24°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani48.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:09
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:37 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:12 – 05:37 (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 Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927426.27
Julian Day1515891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.88°
🪷 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 (-11.9322°), declination 9.10°, EoT -0.24 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: -0562-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)