पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 18, 1894 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.68°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra195.71°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha32.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra351.22°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani178.02°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:33
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:12 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824501.27
Julian Day2412966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.71°
🪷 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 (22.3775°), declination 19.50°, EoT 3.69 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: 1894-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)