पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 13, 1889 CE

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

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1296
Malayalam Era: 1065
Nanakshahi: 420
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.22°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha50.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra13.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani112.67°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:54 – 08:34
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:14
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:14 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:54 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:34 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:34 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:54 – 05:14 (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 Year4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822670.27
Julian Day2411135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.64°
🪷 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 (22.3075°), declination 18.38°, 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: 1889-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)