पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 1, 1894 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 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra321.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha359.73°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra333.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani179.08°KanyāCitrā 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)02:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 59 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 Kāla15:12 – 16:50
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:33
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:22 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:00 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:00 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824484.27
Julian Day2412949.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.37°
🪷 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 (22.3769°), declination 15.01°, 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: 1894-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)