पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 24, 1898 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।

"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1305

Malayalam Era: 1074

Nanakshahi: 429

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	40.43°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	78.61°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	358.24°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	17.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.79°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	66.28°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	228.21°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:17 – 16:59
Yamaganda	08:32 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:36
Varjyam	05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:10 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:51 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:32 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:13 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:17 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:59 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:40 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:59 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:17 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:13 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:32 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:51 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825968.27
Julian Day	2414433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4336°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.58°

🪷 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 (22.4336°), declination 20.73°, EoT 3.31 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: 1898-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)