पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 1626102 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1626044
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626179
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626694
Malayalam Era: -1626925
Nanakshahi: -1627570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.07°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra46.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha26.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati321.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.89°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani197.42°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:29 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla06:23 – 07:48
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
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 Kāla06:23 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:48 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:19 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:19 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:48 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-1622960
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592800710.73
Julian Day-592212245.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.8096°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.48°
🪷 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 (-22719.8096°), declination -12.08°, 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: -1626101-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)