पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 6, 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 13.29 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्।न हिनस्त्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम्।।13.29।।
"13.29 Beholding the Lord in all things equally, his actions do not mar his spiritual life but lead him to the height of Bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.29'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra309.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha43.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.89°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra7.70°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani204.50°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:34
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:55
Varjyam05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:18 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:31 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:18 (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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825220.27
Julian Day2413685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.23°
🪷 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 (22.4050°), declination 16.62°, EoT 3.44 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: 1896-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)