पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 1897 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.30 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति।

सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः।।4.30।।

"4.30 Others, controlling their diet, sacrifice their worldly life to the spiritual fire. All understand the principal of sacrifice, and by its means their sins are washed away." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1304

Malayalam Era: 1073

Nanakshahi: 428

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	32.98°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	205.29°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.64°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	42.39°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	129.02°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	9.82°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	216.36°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:56 – 18:36
Yamaganda	11:54 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla	15:15 – 16:56
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:13 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:53 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:35 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:15 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:56 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:36 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:56 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:15 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:35 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:14 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:34 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:53 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825595.27
Julian Day	2414060.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	172.74°

🪷 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 (22.4194°), declination 19.11°, EoT 3.74 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: 1897-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)