पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 14, 1904 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.20 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्।।18.20।।
"18.20 That knowledge which sees the One Indestructible in all beings, the One Indivisible in all separate lives, may be truly called Pure Knowledge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1961 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1311
Malayalam Era: 1080
Nanakshahi: 435
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra13.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.91°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha30.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati356.39°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra16.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani299.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla05:14 – 06:54
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:14 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:34 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:35 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:34 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828149.27
Julian Day2416614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.19°
🪷 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 (22.5170°), declination 18.47°, EoT 3.76 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: 1904-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)