पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 29, 1893 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.69 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी।

यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः।।2.69।।
"2.69 The saint is awake when the world sleeps, and he ignores that for which the world lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1950 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1815 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1300
Malayalam Era: 1069
Nanakshahi: 424
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra175.31°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha351.19°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra17.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani165.95°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:24 – 07:02
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · 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 Kāla05:24 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:27 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824117.27
Julian Day2412582.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.51°
🪷 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 (22.3628°), declination 14.47°, EoT 2.64 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: 1893-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)