पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 1, 1890 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 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1947 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1812 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1297
Malayalam Era: 1066
Nanakshahi: 421
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra151.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha39.92°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati290.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra37.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani125.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:12
Yamaganda05:22 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:17
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:28 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:22 (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 Time

Kali Year4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823023.27
Julian Day2411488.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.61°
🪷 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 (22.3210°), declination 15.00°, EoT 2.92 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: 1890-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)