पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 18, 1897 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.32 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे।

कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे।।4.32।।
"4.32 In this way other sacrifices too may be undergone for the Spirit's sake. Know thou that they all depend on action. Knowing this, thou shalt be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra235.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.76°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha41.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati129.14°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra9.57°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani216.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:56
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:35
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:12 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825597.27
Julian Day2414062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.77°
🪷 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 19.56°, EoT 3.69 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: 1897-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)