पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 19, 1897 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 4.3 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।

भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्।।4.3।।
"4.3 It is the same ancient Path that I have now revealed to thee, since thou are My devotee and My friend. It is the supreme Secret." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.81°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra212.22°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.94°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha25.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.48°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra23.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani218.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:45
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:10
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:32 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:45 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:45 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825568.27
Julian Day2414033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.32°
🪷 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 (22.4183°), declination 11.20°, EoT 0.74 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: 1897-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)