पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 1896 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।

"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.88°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	172.37°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	319.60°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	24.24°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	98.82°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	355.45°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	205.25°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:49 – 18:26
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:11 – 16:49
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · 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 Udveg	05:26 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:03 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:41 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:18 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:11 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:49 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:26 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:18 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:41 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:03 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825210.27
Julian Day	2413675.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	160.33°

🪷 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 (22.4046°), declination 13.61°, EoT 2.16 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: 1896-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)