पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 23, 1894 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra256.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha43.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra356.61°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani177.77°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:36
Yamaganda06:51 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:55
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:10 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:58 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:40 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:58 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:51 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824506.27
Julian Day2412971.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3777°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.47°
🪷 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 (22.3777°), declination 20.53°, EoT 3.40 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: 1894-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)