पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1889 CE

🪷 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 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1296
Malayalam Era: 1065
Nanakshahi: 420
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra64.89°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha33.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra18.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani112.30°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 06:59
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:20 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:59 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:51 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:30 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:51 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:59 – 05:20 (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 Time

Kali Year4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822661.27
Julian Day2411126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3072°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.81°
🪷 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 (22.3072°), declination 15.96°, EoT 3.26 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: 1889-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)