पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 13, 1896 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.6 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च।इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः।।13.6।।

"13.6 The five great fundamentals (earth, fire, air, water and ether), personality, intellect, the mysterious life force, the ten organs of perception and action, the mind and the five domains of sensation;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.20°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	359.64°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	309.73°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha	356.82°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	97.81°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	339.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	206.14°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:13 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:24 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:10
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:10 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:45 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:20 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:45 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:59 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:13 – 05:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825197.27
Julian Day	2413662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.07°

🪷 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 (22.4041°), declination 9.16°, EoT -0.77 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: 1896-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)