पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1896 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 13.27 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्।क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ।।13.27।।
"13.27 Wherever life is seen in things movable or immovable, it is the joint product of Matter and Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.27'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra284.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.67°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha39.92°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.65°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra5.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani204.65°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:58 – 08:37
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:12
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:20 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:58 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:37 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:30 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:37 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:58 – 05:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825218.27
Julian Day2413683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.99°
🪷 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 (22.4049°), declination 16.05°, EoT 3.26 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: 1896-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)